Robert W Thurston

The Body in the Anglosphere, 1880-1920

Well Sexed Womanhood, Finer Natives, and Very White Men

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the changing meanings and significance of the physical form among the Anglo-Saxons from 1880 to 1920. It brings together the many areas in which the physical form was featured, from photography through literature, frontier wars, violent sports, and the global circus.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 599g
• ISBN-13: 9781032067643
• ISBN-10: 1032067640
• Artikelnr.: 62574100

Autorenporträt

Robert W. Thurston is Professor Emeritus of History at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Challenges to Victorian Ideology: The Body
the Doctors
and the New Females 2. Image and Aspiration: The Body Represented in Sex
Fitness
Race
and Scandal 3. Literature: The Struggle with Passion versus Self-Control 4. A New Lust for Violence: Frontiers
Western Novels
and Contact Sports 5. Revealing and Dangerous Acts: The Many Bodies of the Circus. Conclusion