47 pages • 1 hour read
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Gail Bederman's Manliness and Civilization is praised for its nuanced analysis of gender, race, and civilization in late 19th and early 20th-century America. Critics laud its interdisciplinary approach and depth of research. Some find the dense academic language challenging, but most agree it is a vital contribution to gender and cultural studies.
Readers who relish critical gender studies, cultural history, and examinations of masculinity and race will find Manliness and Civilization by Gail Bederman compelling. Similar to The Gender Knot by Allan G. Johnson and Masculinity Studies & Feminist Theory by Judith Kegan Gardiner, it appeals to those intrigued by the social construction of manliness.
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