The History of Men: Essays on the History of American and British Masculinities

A collection of historical articles and essays by a pioneer in the field of masculinity studies.

In this collection, one of the world's leading scholars in the field of masculinity studies explores the historical construction of American and British masculinities. Tracing the emergence of American and British masculinities, the forms they have taken, and their development over time, Michael S. Kimmel analyzes the various ways that the ideology of masculinity-the cultural meaning of manhood-h...