From Panthers to Promise Keepers
Judith L. Newton
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Description for From Panthers to Promise Keepers
Hardback. Series: New Social Formations. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 503.
Written for a general audience, From Panthers to Promise Keepers draws on years of readings about, interviews with, and intimate observations of the men and networks who were involved in what some have called "the men's movement." Focusing on the decades between 1950 and 2000 in the U.S., From Panthers to Promise Keepers places networks of gay men and of black men (and women) at the center of its investigations, exploring some of the unexpected ways in which these seemingly marginal networks were precursors to, rather than mere followers of, the white and heterosexual men's groups that followed and that ... Read more
Written for a general audience, From Panthers to Promise Keepers draws on years of readings about, interviews with, and intimate observations of the men and networks who were involved in what some have called "the men's movement." Focusing on the decades between 1950 and 2000 in the U.S., From Panthers to Promise Keepers places networks of gay men and of black men (and women) at the center of its investigations, exploring some of the unexpected ways in which these seemingly marginal networks were precursors to, rather than mere followers of, the white and heterosexual men's groups that followed and that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
New Social Formations
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847691296
SKU
V9780847691296
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99-15
About Judith L. Newton
Judith Newton is professor of women and gender studies at University of California, Davis. She is the author and editor of many books, including Women, Power, and Subversion: Social Strategies in British Fiction, 1778-1860 and Starting Over: Feminism and the Politics of Cultural Critique. She is currently head of the Consortium for Women and Research at UC Davis.
Reviews for From Panthers to Promise Keepers
Judith Newton's years of research on men's networks, along with her insight into the complex ways that gender relations are intertwined with race, sexualities, and nation, have resulted in an important and provocative book. From Panthers to Promise Keepers moves men of color and gay men from the margins to the center of analysis, and the result is a ray ... Read more