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The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 13: Gender
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Description for The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 13: Gender
Paperback. Contains thematic articles that address subjects such as sexuality, respectability, and paternalism. This book also investigates the role of gender in broader subjects, including the civil rights movement, country music, and sports. It also highlights individuals such as Oprah Winfrey, the Grimke sisters, and Dale Earnhardt. Num Pages: 456 pages, 30 illustrations, 2 tables, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; GBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
This book addresses manhood and womanhood in the South. This volume of ""The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture"" reflects the dramatic increase in research on the topic of gender over the past thirty years, revealing that even the most familiar subjects take on new significance when viewed through the lens of gender. The wide range of entries explores how people have experienced, understood, and used concepts of womanhood and manhood in all sorts of obvious and subtle ways.The volume features 113 articles, 65 of which are entirely new for this edition. Thematic articles address subjects such as sexuality, respectability, and ... Read more
This book addresses manhood and womanhood in the South. This volume of ""The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture"" reflects the dramatic increase in research on the topic of gender over the past thirty years, revealing that even the most familiar subjects take on new significance when viewed through the lens of gender. The wide range of entries explores how people have experienced, understood, and used concepts of womanhood and manhood in all sorts of obvious and subtle ways.The volume features 113 articles, 65 of which are entirely new for this edition. Thematic articles address subjects such as sexuality, respectability, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807859483
SKU
V9780807859483
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99-3
About
Nancy Bercaw is associate professor of history and southern studies at the University of Mississippi. She is the author ofGendered Freedoms: Race, Rights, and the Politics of Household in the Delta, 1861-1875.
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