The Image of Man

The Creation of Modern Masculinity

George Mosse author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:7th Jan '99

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The Image of Man cover

This is the first historical account of the masculine stereotype as it evolved in modern Western culture. It shows how 20th-century fascism gave the manly ideal its extreme expression — in mass rallies that glorified the storm trooper while attacking such `unmanly men' as Jews and homosexuals.

his points emerge with the special authority of an eye-witness and a courageous, thoughtful survivor. * TLS *

ISBN: 9780195126600

Dimensions: 210mm x 138mm x 16mm

Weight: 337g

240 pages