Men and Manliness on the Frontier Queensland and British Columbia in the Mid-Nineteenth Century
Synopsis
In mid-nineteenth-century Britain, there existed a dominant discourse on what it meant to be a man –denoted by the term 'manliness'. Based on the sociological work of R.W. Connell and others who argue that gender is performative, Robert Hogg asks how British men performed manliness on the colonial frontiers of Queensland and British Columbia.Book details
- Edition:
- 2012
- Series:
- Genders and Sexualities in History
- Author:
- R. Hogg
- ISBN:
- 9781137284259
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780230250178
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan UK, London
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2021-02-13
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2012
- Copyright by:
- Robert Hogg
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Psychology, Social Studies