Manliness and Civilization: A Cultural History of Gender and Race in the United States, 1880-1917 (Women in Culture and Society)
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Manliness and Civilization: A Cultural History of Gender and Race in the United States, 1880-1917 (Women in Culture and Society)

by Gail Bederman

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Explores the intertwined histories of gender, race, and cultural ideals of manliness in the United States from 1880 to 1917.

ISBN-13 9780226041391 ASIN 0226041395 Views 261 Publisher University of Chicago Press Year 1996 Edition 1 Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 322 Adult No Created February 24, 2026 Updated September 27, 2026
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This book examines the cultural construction of masculinity in the United States during a transformative period.

It investigates how concepts of manliness intersected with ideas about race and civilization.

The work draws on historical sources to analyze shifting social norms and identities.

Readers gain insight into the broader cultural forces that defined gender and race in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America.

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