Public Men offers an introduction to an exciting new field: the history of masculinities in the political domain. By building upon new work on gender and political culture, these new case studies explore the gendering of the political domain and the masculinities of the men who have historically dominated it.
Public Men offers an introduction to an exciting new field: the history of masculinities in the political domain. By building upon new work on gender ...
'Independence' was an important ideal for men in Georgian England. In this period, however, the word meant much more than simply the virtues of self-sufficiency and impartiality. Most people believed that obligations absolutely compromised freedom and conscience, whereas 'independence' was associated with manly virtue and physical vigour. Fundamentally, the political world was thought to consist of 'independent men', exercising their consciences and standing up for the general good. As such, Georgians thought about political action and masculine virtue very differently to the ways in which we...
'Independence' was an important ideal for men in Georgian England. In this period, however, the word meant much more than simply the virtues of self-s...
The British soldier was feared and respected throughout the world in the period 1750-1850, a time when his victories helped to expand the British Empire to its greatest extent. Strangely, though, his reputation at home was rather more contradictory: the army could be politically distrusted, soldiers often occupied a marginal position in society, and even the manliness of the profession could be called into question. Men of Arms explores the intriguing figure of the British soldier, and seeks to explore "soldiering" as an activity, an identity, a career and a way of life. Chapters explore the...
The British soldier was feared and respected throughout the world in the period 1750-1850, a time when his victories helped to expand the British Empi...
