The Body in the Anglosphere, 1880–1920 - Couverture souple

Thurston, Robert W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1032067713 ISBN 13 : 9781032067711

Editeur : Routledge, 2023

Synopsis

Focusing on the body in every chapter, this book examines the changing meanings and profound significance of the physical form among the Anglo-Saxons from 1880 to 1920. They formed an imaginary-but, in many ways, quite real-community that ruled much of the world. Among them, racism became more virulent. To probe the importance of the body, this book brings together for the first time the many areas in which the physical form was newly or more extensively featured, from photography through literature, frontier wars, violent sports, and the global circus. Sex, sexuality, concepts of gender including women's possibilities in all areas of life, and the meanings of race and of civilization figured regularly in Anglo discussions. Black people challenged racism by presenting their own photos of respectable folk. As all this unfolded, Anglo men and women faced the problem of maintaining civilized control vs. the need to express uninhibited feeling. With these issues in mind, it is evident that the origins of today's debates about race and gender lie in the late nineteenth century.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Robert W. Thurston is Professor Emeritus of History at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1032067713
• ISBN 13: 9781032067711
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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