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New Men: Manliness in Early America

New Men: Manliness in Early America

Ditz, Toby L.
Foster, Thomas A.
Norton, Mary Beth

Paperback

Colonial Period (1600-1775)General Gender StudiesMen's Studies

ISBN10: 0814727816
ISBN13: 9780814727812
Publisher: New York Univ Pr
Published: Jan 24 2011
Pages: 292
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.58 Depth: 8.98
Language: English

In 1782, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur 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 Crèvecoeur 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?

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