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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
Y Y Steve Jones Publisher's description: Renowned scientist and author Steve Jones reveals the mysteries of maleness and arrives at a startling conclusion: men are actually the second sex. Beginning with what men co… OL15156941W
Guyland Guyland Michael S. Kimmel Why do so many guys seem stuck between adolescence and adulthood? Why do so many of them fail to launch? Just what is going on with America's young men?The passage from adolescence to adulthood was o… OL15836785W
The martial ethic in early modern Germany The martial ethic in early modern Germany B. Ann Tlusty "For German townsmen, life during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was characterized by a culture of arms, with urban citizenry representing the armed power of the state. This book investigate… OL16190501W
A Guide to Biblical Manhood A Guide to Biblical Manhood Randy Stinson,Randy Stinson,Dan Dumas If ever there was a time we needed men to know their purpose and to be men again, it's now. Our world is filled with great uncertainty and instability and leaders are hard to find. We need men who ar… OL16535026W
Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore Gay culture has become a nightmare of consumerism, whether it's an endless quest for Absolut vodka, Diesel jeans, rainbow Hummers, pec implants, or Pottery Barn. Whatever happened to sexual flamboyan… OL16805231W
A matter of men = A matter of men = Benito Pastoriza Iyodo A Matter of Men weaves a multi-textured tapestry of the events, challenges and preconceptions that shape the definition of manhood: from the ritual of a boy coming of age to the youth who discovers t… OL18016103W
Stories for boys who dare to be different Stories for boys who dare to be different Ben Brooks Prince charming, dragon slayer, mischievous prankster . . . More often than not, these are the role-models boys encounter in the books they read at home and at school. As a boy, there is an assumptio… OL19671798W
The temple of perfection The temple of perfection Eric Chaline Eric Chaline offers the first proper consideration of the gym's complex, layered history and the influence it has had on the development of Western individualism, society, education, and politics. OL20000641W
Masculinity, law, and the family Masculinity, law, and the family Collier, Richard Masculinity, Law and Family examines the construction of masculinity in a variety of areas of law pertaining to the family. Throughout, Richard Collier integrates recent theoretical developments in l… OL2013618W
Black Men, Black Feminism Black Men, Black Feminism Jared Sexton A brief commentary on the necessity and the impossibility of black men’s participation in the development of black feminist theory and politics, *Black Men, Black Feminism* examines the basic assumpt… OL20509203W
Man Up Man Up Rebecca Asher 294 pages ; 20 cm OL21141298W
What Now, Adam? What Now, Adam? Osho,Osho International Foundation 1 online resource (201 pages) OL21141841W
Kumukanda Kumukanda Kayo Chingonyi 52 pages ; 22 cm OL21142937W
Man Up Man Up Jack Urwin **WHAT DOES MASCULINITY ADD UP TO IN THE 21ST CENTURY?** Jack Urwin traces modern ideas of masculinity from the inability of older generations to deal with the horrors of war, to the mob mentality… OL21589908W
Manventions Manventions Bobby Mercer Offers background information on materials that many men find attractive, from beer to 3-D television, including the "Star Wars" films, cleats, ATM machines, remote control, firecrackers, the Swiss a… OL24284556W
Fruit for the spirit, meat for the grill Fruit for the spirit, meat for the grill Randy Traeger Ever try to prepare a new meal without using the recipe? You may have all the cooking utensils, but without directions and the proper measurements, you could create a giant mess! Preparing young men… OL27690302W
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
Gender and Power Gender and Power R. W. Connell Sexual politics—from economic equality to anti-gay violence—is a vast area of debate. This exceptional book seeks to integrate gender and sexuality into the mainstream of social and political theory … OL3509994W
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
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