American Hunks: The Muscular Male Body in Popular Culture, 1860-1970 - Couverture souple

Chapman, David

 
9781551522562: American Hunks: The Muscular Male Body in Popular Culture, 1860-1970
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 155152256X ISBN 13 : 9781551522562
Editeur : Arsenal Pulp Press, 2010

Synopsis

A fascinating collection of images, many in full-colour, depsicting the muscular American male as seen in movies, advertisements, magazines and product labels between 1860 to 1970. The introduction by Chapman offers insightful detail on individual images, while the essay by Grubisic places the work in its historical context. Includes male physique photography, movie posters, vintage advertisements and subjects such as Marlon Brando and Eugen Sandow. All the material is sourced from Chapman's personal archive.

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À propos de l'auteur

David L. Chapman is the author of 11 previous books, including Comin? at Ya!: The 3-D Photographs of Denny L. Denfield (Arsenal 2007) and Adonis: The Male Physique Pin-up. He also writes for various bodybuilding magazines. He lives in Seattle. Brett Josef Grubisic is the author of the novel The Age of Cities (Arsenal, 2006) and the editor of Contra/Diction: New Queer Male Fiction (Arsenal, 1998)and co-editor (with Carellin Brooks) of Carnal Nation: Brave New Sex Fictions (Arsenal, 2000). He teaches English at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

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Éditeur
Arsenal Pulp Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
155152256X
ISBN 13 
9781551522562
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
349
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Buchpark GmbH
gpsr@buchpark.de

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