Manliness and Morality: Middle-Class Masculinity in Britain and America, 1800-1940

TitleManliness and Morality: Middle-Class Masculinity in Britain and America, 1800-1940
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1987
AuthorsMangan, J.A., and James Walvin
Number of Pages278
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
CityNew York
Abstract

A collection of twelve articles showing the roots, appeal, and impact of a cult of manliness in late 19th century Britain and United States. Topics include the cult of manliness, muscular Christianity, chivalry, athleticism, manly love, nostalgia for boyhood, male anger, the heroic ideal, the American military, and the imperial pioneer and hunter.

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