In 1782, J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur wrote, -What then, is the American, this new man? He is an American, who, leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners, receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced.- In casting aside their European mores, these pioneers, de Crevecoeur implied, were the very embodiment of a new culture, society, economy, and political system. But to what extent did manliness shape early America's character and institutions? And what roles did race, ethnicity, and class play in forming masculinity?
Thomas A. Foster and his...
In 1782, J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur wrote, -What then, is the American, this new man? He is an American, who, leaving behind him all his anci...
In 1782, J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur wrote, -What then, is the American, this new man? He is an American, who, leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners, receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced.- In casting aside their European mores, these pioneers, de Crevecoeur implied, were the very embodiment of a new culture, society, economy, and political system. But to what extent did manliness shape early America's character and institutions? And what roles did race, ethnicity, and class play in forming masculinity?
Thomas A. Foster and his...
In 1782, J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur wrote, -What then, is the American, this new man? He is an American, who, leaving behind him all his anci...
