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Overview"When Cowboys Come Home: Veterans, Authenticity, and Manhood in Post-World War II America is a cultural and intellectual history of the 1950s that argues that World War II led to a breakdown of traditional markers of manhood and opened space for veterans to reimagine what masculinity could mean. One particularly important strand of thought, which influenced later anxieties over ""other-direction"" and ""conformity,"" argued that masculinity was not defined by traits like bravery, stoicism, and competitiveness, but instead by authenticity, shared camaraderie, and emotional honesty. To elucidate this challenge to traditional ""frontiersman"" masculinity, Aaron George presents three intellectual biographies of important veterans who became writers after the war: James Jones, the writer of the monumentally important war novel, From Here to Eternity; Stewart Stern, one of the most important screenwriters of the fifties and sixties, including for Rebel Without a Cause; and Edward Field, a bohemian poet who used poetry to explore his love for other men. Through their lives, George shows how wartime disabused men of the notion that war was inherently a brave or heroic enterprise, and how the alienation they felt upon their return led them to value the authentic connections they made with other men during the war." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Aaron GeorgePublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.064kg ISBN: 9781978821569ISBN 10: 1978821565 Pages: 270 Publication Date: 10 November 2023 Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviews"""A fascinating story of three writers--veterans of World War II in search of authenticity."" --James B. Gilbert ""author of Men in the Middle: Searching for Masculinity in the 1950s"" ""Beautifully written and sensitively wrought, When Cowboys Come Home rejects the images of WWII veterans as pugilists or Organization Men. Through neglected figures, including James Jones and Edward Fields, Aaron George audaciously insists that vets took from their war experience a thirst for male bonding, camaraderie, and intense relationships."" --David Steigerwald ""author of The Sixties and the End of Modern America""" Author InformationAARON GEORGE is an assistant professor of American history at Tarleton University in Stephenville, Texas. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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