Overview

This book looks at a wide range of fiction and film texts, from the 1950s to the present, in order to analyse the ways in which masculinity has been represented in popular culture in Britain and the United States.  It covers numerous genres, including spy fiction, science fiction, the Western and police thrillers.  Each chapter focuses on key forms of masculinity found in each genre, such as the 'double agent', the 'rogue cop' and the 'citizen-soldier'. Brian Baker takes a broad, contextual approach, placing a detailed discussion of key texts and issues concerning masculinity in their historical and cultural context.  Written in a clear, accessible way, it explores the changing representation of men over the last fifty years.

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Author:   Dr Brian Baker (Lancaster University, Lancaster)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.420kg
ISBN:  

9780826486523

ISBN 10:   0826486525
Pages:   186
Publication Date:   09 April 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Language:   English

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'An ambitious and topical monograph... comprehensive, encyclopedic, reading-focussed and theoretically accessible enough to appeal to students, and it genuinely opens up new conceptual ground, especially by juxtaposing British and American masculinities within their specific national contexts.' Professor Berthold Schoene, University of Manchester

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Brian Baker is Lecturer in English at Lancaster University, UK.

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