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Genre/Form: | Electronic books Case studies History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Dummitt, Chris, 1973- Manly modern. Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2007 (DLC) 2007390823 |
Material Type: | Biography, Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Chris Dummitt |
ISBN: | 0774812745 9780774812740 9780774859561 0774859563 1299587879 9781299587878 |
OCLC Number: | 226375202 |
Description: | 1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations |
Contents: | Acknowledgments1 Introduction: The Manly Modern2 Coming Home3 At Work4 In the Mountains5 Before the Courts and on the Couch6 On the Road7 Conclusion: Manly Modernism in HindsightNotesBibliographyIndex |
Series Title: | Sexuality studies series. |
Responsibility: | Christopher Dummitt. |
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Abstract:
Through a series of case studies covering such diverse subjects as car culture, mountaineering, war veterans, murder trials, and a bridge collapse, Christopher Dummitt argues that the very idea of what it meant to be modern was gendered.
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A revised version of Dummitt's doctoral dissertation, the book is a series of case studies.... The result is a polished, well-written, and provocative exploration of two phenomena that remain understudied by Canadian historians. ...The Manly Modern is a stimulating and valuable study. -- Magda Fahrni, Universite du Quebec a Montreal * Labour / Le Travail, Vol.61, 2008 * Read more...
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