Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Masculinity in Vietnam War narratives Masculinity in Vietnam War narratives Brenda M. Boyle "This book examines the ways in which the war and its accompanying movements greatly altered traditional American conceptions of masculinity. Finally, the book illustrates how, decades later, the mas… OL18571762W
Staging masculinities Staging masculinities Michael Mangan "Staging Masculinities engages with the complex and paradoxical history of masculinities by exploring the ways in which changing concepts of what it means 'to be a man' have been represented, celebra… OL4481848W
The street was mine The street was mine Megan E. Abbott "This book considers a recurrent figure in American literature: the solitary white man moving through urban space. The descendent of nineteenth-century frontier and western heroes, the figure reemerg… OL5731713W
Family therapy Family therapy Lynn Hoffman "This book follows the journey of one highly curious and questing therapist from an instrumental, causal approach to family therapy to a collaborative, communal one. Because Lynn Hoffman has been in … OL6344210W
Whitman possessed Whitman possessed Mark Maslan "Whitman has long been more than a celebrated American author. He has become a kind of hero, whose poetry vindicates beliefs not only about poetry but also about sexuality and power. In Whitman Posse… OL7795704W
Muscular Christianity Muscular Christianity Hall, Donald E. Muscular Christianity was an important religious, literary, and social movement of the mid-nineteenth century. This volume draws on recent developments in culture and gender theory to reveal ideologi… OL8074239W
Boys in children's literature and popular culture Boys in children's literature and popular culture Annette Wannamaker xiii, 181 p. ; 24 cm OL8105668W
Between Men Between Men Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Hailed by the "New York Times" as "one of the most influential texts in gender studies, men's studies and gay studies," this book uncovers the homosocial desire between men, from Restoration comedies… OL9243005W