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Hardcover. Globalization has caused many to question what it now means to be a man. This book reveals the male identity is a work in progress in locations as disparate as Ireland and Indonesia. Coverage includes theoretical models, study findings and compelling examples. Editor(s): Gelfer, Joseph. Series: International and Cultural Psychology. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JMG; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461469308
ISBN
9781461469308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.53

Paperback. Globalization has caused many to question what it now means to be a man. This book reveals the male identity is a work in progress in locations as disparate as Ireland and Indonesia. Coverage includes theoretical models, study findings and compelling examples. Editor(s): Gelfer, Joseph. Series: International and Cultural Psychology. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JMG; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489991249
ISBN
9781489991249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.42

Paperback. Series: Global Masculinities. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349503759
ISBN
9781349503759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

Hardcover. Inverting the traditional focus of ethnic studies on blackness as the object of scrutiny, this book explores dominant forms of white masculinity as seen by African American authors placed alongside certain white writers. Author analyzes texts by Herman Melville, Ernest Hemingway, Martha Gellhorn, Frederick Douglass, and James Baldwin. Series: Global Masculinities. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137485601
ISBN
9781137485601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Hardcover. Examines contemporary cinematic representations of Argentine masculinities, the social construction of gender, and the financing of domestic film production following Argentina's 1990 change to a neo-liberal economic model. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; APFA; JFCA; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230338180
ISBN
9780230338180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Hardback. The Western genre provides some of the most iconic images of masculinity in the history of American literature. Challenging the notion of manliness in these Westerns, Cooper examines how contemporary authors such as Cormac McCarthy and Leslie Marmon Silko in fact expose the pervasive anxieties about what it means to "act like a man." Series: Global Masculinities. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 2AB; DSB; DSK; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137568991
ISBN
9781137568991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.76

Hardback. The object of this book is to discuss the main types of men populating Polish, Czech and Slovak films: that of soldier, father, heterosexual and homosexual lover, against a rich political, social and cultural background. Num Pages: 249 pages, 31 ills. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 1DVP; APF; JFSJ2. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455408
ISBN
9781845455408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.47

Paperback. In a climate of anxiety about boys and reading, this book addresses the gendering of English Studies, drawing on recent research on masculinity. In drawing together the study of text and narrative with insight into the experience of the classroom, this book will be of value to both teachers and students of English Studies. Editor(s): Knights, B. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349281091
ISBN
9781349281091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Hardcover. In a climate of anxiety about boys and reading, this book addresses the gendering of English Studies, drawing on recent research on masculinity. In drawing together the study of text and narrative with insight into the experience of the classroom, this book will be of value to both teachers and students of English Studies. Editor(s): Knights, C. Ben. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230003415
ISBN
9780230003415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.15

Paperback. Masculinities in Theory is a clear, concise, and comprehensive introduction to the field of masculinity studies from a humanities perspective. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405168601
ISBN
9781405168601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.59

Paperback. "Contributing to feminist approaches to masculinities, this book examines men's contextual experiences of masculine identity. Drawing on new data which compares men as they move across and between public and domestic spaces, it explores the implications of this for the nature of contemporary masculinity"-- Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; JFSJ; JHBA; JHBL; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349299768
ISBN
9781349299768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

Hardback. Contributing to feminist approaches to masculinities, this book examines men's contextual experiences of masculine identity. Drawing on new data which compares men as they move across and between public and domestic spaces, it explores the implications of this for the nature of contemporary masculinity. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK; KJWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230201590
ISBN
9780230201590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Paperback. "This book explores men's ambiguous relationship with intimate caring work within a context where carefree and nurturing expectations for men are competing for influence. For men, to be more involved carers clashes with commonly valued expectations of them as men and this book analyses how men confront this contradictory expectation"-- Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JKSN; JMU; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349335923
ISBN
9781349335923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This book explores men's ambiguous relationship with intimate caring work within a context where carefree and nurturing expectations for men are competing for influence. For men, to be more involved carers clashes with commonly valued expectations of them as men and this book analyses how men confront this contradictory expectation. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JKS; JMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230300217
ISBN
9780230300217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

hardcover. "Sixth symposium sponsored by the Center for Renaissance & Baroque Studies, [University of Maryland]"--Pref. Editor(s): Leonard, Amy E.; Nelson, Karen L. Num Pages: 402 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611490183
ISBN
9781611490183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.57

Paperback. Lehman brings together new work on masculinity in film by established film scholars, new academics, performance artists and cultural critics. Editor(s): Lehman, Peter. Series: AFI Film Readers. Num Pages: 332 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415923248
ISBN
9780415923248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 2ADS; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813054001
ISBN
9780813054001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.49

Hardcover. Editor(s): Aston, Jacob M.; Vasquez, Estela. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624171857
ISBN
9781624171857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 253.26
€ 172.78

Paperback. A lively and engaging study of screen performances of masculinity, focusing on the performance of 'angst' by male actors in the 1990s and 2000s, Masculinity and Screen Performance establishes a framework for studying the relationship between masculinity and performance on and off screen. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; APFN; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137337726
ISBN
9781137337726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.92

Paperback. A lively and engaging study of on-screen and off-screen performances of masculinity, focusing onwell-known male actors in American film and popular culturein the 1990s and 2000s.Peberdyexamines specific social, cultural, historical and political contexts that have affected age, race, sexuality and fatherhood on screen." Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349329083
ISBN
9781349329083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

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