The Body in the Anglosphere, 1880-1920

'Well Sexed Womanhood,' 'Finer Natives,' and 'Very White Men'

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Thurston, Robert W.

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320 Seiten

Englisch

Taylor & Franciserschienen am31.12.2021

This book examines the changing meanings and significance of the physical form among the Anglo-Saxons from 1880 to 1920. It brings together the many areas in which the physical form was featured, from photography through literature, frontier wars, violent sports, and the global circus.mehr

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KlappentextThis book examines the changing meanings and significance of the physical form among the Anglo-Saxons from 1880 to 1920. It brings together the many areas in which the physical form was featured, from photography through literature, frontier wars, violent sports, and the global circus.

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ISBN/GTIN978-1-032-06764-3

ProduktartBuch

EinbandartGebunden

Verlag

Taylor & Francis

Erscheinungsjahr2021

Erscheinungsdatum31.12.2021

Seiten320 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

Gewicht564 g

Illustrationen30 SW-Abb., 30 SW-Fotos

Artikel-Nr.58462924

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GenrePhilosophie/Religion/Geisteswissenschaften

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Introduction 1. Challenges to Victorian Ideology: The Body, the Doctors, and the New Females 2. Image and Aspiration: The Body Represented in Sex, Fitness, Race, and Scandal 3. Literature: The Struggle with Passion versus Self-Control 4. A New Lust for Violence: Frontiers, Western Novels, and Contact Sports 5. Revealing and Dangerous Acts: The Many Bodies of the Circus. Conclusionmehr