Manhood on the Line - Working-Class Masculinities in the American Heartland (Paperback)

Stephen Meyer charts the complex vagaries of men reinventing manhood in twentieth century America. Their ideas of masculinity destroyed by principles of mass production, workers created a white-dominated culture that defended its turf against other racial groups and revived a crude, hypersexualized treatment of women that went far beyond the shop floor. At the same time, they recast unionization battles as manly struggles against a system killing their very selves. Drawing on a wealth of archival material, Meyer recreates a social milieu in stunning detail--the mean labor and stolen pleasures, the battles on the street and in the soul, and a masculinity that expressed itself in violence and sexism but also as a wellspring of the fortitude necessary to maintain one's dignity while doing hard work in hard world.

General

Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Working Class in American History
Release date:	March 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Stephen Meyer
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-252-08154-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > General
LSN:	0-252-08154-4
Barcode:	9780252081545

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