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Christina Jarvis - The Male Body at War: American Masculinity during World War II - 9780875806389 - V9780875806389
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The Male Body at War: American Masculinity during World War II

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Description for The Male Body at War: American Masculinity during World War II Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.

Muscular, fearless, youthful, athletic—the World War II soldier embodied masculine ideals and represented the manhood of the United States. In The Male Body at War, Christina Jarvis examines the creation of this national symbol, from military recruitment posters to Hollywood war films to the iconic flag-raisers at Iwo Jima. A poignant selection of illustrations brings together comics, advertisements, media images, and government propaganda intended to impress U.S. citizens and foreign nations with America's strength.

Jarvis recognizes, however, that the male body was more than a mere symbol. During the war, the nation literally invested its survival in the corps of ... Read more

Theoretically sophisticated and methodologically innovative, The Male Body at War makes a major contribution to the literature on the body as a cultural construction. With its compelling narrative and engaging style, it will appeal to a broad range of readers with interests in gender studies as well as to students of American history and culture.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780875806389
SKU
V9780875806389
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Christina Jarvis
Christina S. Jarvis is Assistant Professor of English and Director of the American Studies program at SUNY, Fredonia.

Reviews for The Male Body at War: American Masculinity during World War II
A very important work, one of the first books to examine how the efforts of state and military officials during the Second World War reconfigured constructions of American masculinity.
Leisa D. Meyer, College of William and Mary A fascinating, detailed analysis of military masculinity, and how it enabled male heroism to dominate America even in the face of war ... Read more

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