Manliness
Mansfield, Harvey Claflin
1932-
creator
text
bibliography
Electronic books.
ctu
New Haven
Yale University Press
c2006
2006
monographic
eng
1 online resource (xiii, 289 p.)
This is the first comprehensive study of manliness, a quality both bad and good, mostly male, often intolerant, irrational, and ambitious. Our "gender-neutral society" does not like it but cannot get rid of it. Drawing from science, literature, and philosophy, Mansfield examines the layers of manliness, from vulgar aggression, to assertive manliness, to manliness as virtue, and to philosophical manliness. He shows that manliness seeks and welcomes drama, prefers times of war, conflict, and risk, and brings change or restores order at crucial moments. After a wide-ranging tour from stereotypes to Hemingway and Achilles, to Nietzsche, to feminism, and to Plato, the author returns to today's problem of "unemployed manliness." Formulating a reasoned defense of a quality hardly obedient to reason, he urges men, and especially women, to understand and accept manliness, and to give it honest and honorable employment.--From publisher description.
The gender-neutral society -- Manliness as stereotype -- Manly assertion -- Manly nihilism -- Womanly nihilism -- The manly liberal -- Manly virtue -- Conclusion: Unemployed manliness.
Harvey C. Mansfield.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-279) and index.
Masculinity
Philosophy
Masculinity
Political aspects
Sex role
Assertiveness (Psychology)
Nature and nurture
Feminism
Masculinité
Philosophie
Masculinité
Aspect politique
Rôle selon le sexe
Assertivité
Hérédité et milieu
Féminisme
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Gender Studies
Mannelijkheid
Assertiviteit
Erfelijkheid en omgeving
მამაკაცობა -- ფილოსოფია
მამაკაცობა -- პოლიტიკური ასპექტები
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Manliness
Mansfield, Harvey Claflin, 1932-
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006
(DLC) 2005023687
(OCoLC)61309282
9780300129939 (electronic bk.)
0300129939 (electronic bk.)
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