Manipulating Masculinity: War and Gender in Modern British and American Literature (1st ed. 2006)
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- Synopsis
- In this study, Kathy Janette Phillips uses literature from World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War and the Iraq wars to argue that labelling broadly human traits 'feminine' helps societies manipulate men to war. Phillips also shows that damning pleasure fuels wars by encouraging the displacement of sexuality into violence.
- Copyright:
- 2006
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781349736287
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781403971951, 9781403971951
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan US, New York
- Date of Addition:
- 10/09/20
- Copyrighted By:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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