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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Gender and power in Britain, 1640-1990 Gender and power in Britain, 1640-1990 Susan Kingsley Kent Gender and Power in Britain is an original and exciting history of Britain from the early modern period to the present focusing on the interaction of gender and power in political, social, cultural a… OL14864491W
I am sorry to think I have raised a timid son I am sorry to think I have raised a timid son Kent Russell "From one of the most ferociously brilliant young voices in literary non-fiction: a debut of extraordinary force that interrogates a particular paradigm of American masculinity, capturing with discom… OL19996295W
The Soldier’s Life The Soldier’s Life Michael Edward Stewart *The Soldier's Life* examines the various ways martial virtues and images of the soldier’s life shaped early Byzantine cultural ideals of masculinity. It contends that in many of the visual and liter… OL24213344W
Être un homme Être un homme Colum McCann Pour soutenir son association caritative, Narrative 4, C. McCann a réuni autour de lui 75 écrivains, de M. Cunningham à K. Hosseini en passant par S. Rushdie, J. O'Connor, E. O'Brien ou I. McEwan. Le… OL25069846W
Men to boys Men to boys Gary S. Cross Publisher's description -- Adam Sandler movies, HBO's Entourage, and such magazines as Maxim and FHM all trade in and appeal to one character -- the modern boy-man. Addicted to video games, comic bo… OL2625028W
El Libro Del Hombre El Libro Del Hombre Bhagwan Rajneesh Osho's interview on the diverse aspects of man's persona and his relationship with woman, etc. OL264299W
Self-Made Man Self-Made Man Norah Vincent A journalist's provocative and spellbinding account of her eighteen months spent disguised as a manNorah Vincent became an instant media sensation with the publication of Self-Made Man, her take on j… OL2715196W
Made to reign Made to reign Loren Van Galder "God designed you to reign. He commanded Adam: 'Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.' (Genesis 1:28) In Christ you're given … OL28951730W
Manliness and Militarism Manliness and Militarism Mark Moss "Euphoria swept Canada, and especially Ontario, with the outbreak of World War I. Young men rushed to volunteer for the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and close to 50 per cent of the half-million Cana… OL8006065W
Opacity Opacity David A. B. Murray "In contemporary Martinique, performances of a particular racialized, heterosexualized masculinity prevail in both daily life and state-funded cultural programming. The centrality of these performanc… OL9621874W