BODY IN THE ANGLOSPHERE, 1880-1920 [electronic resource] : "well sexed womanhood," "finer natives," and "very white men".

Thurston, Robert W.
BODY IN THE ANGLOSPHERE, 1880-1920
Erişim Adresi
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ISBN
9781000520668 (electronic bk.)
1000520668 (electronic bk.)
9781003203773 (electronic bk.)
1003203779 (electronic bk.)
9781000520682 (electronic bk. : EPUB)
1000520684 (electronic bk. : EPUB)
1032067640
9781032067643
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İngilizce
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource.
Dizi
Routledge studies in modern history
Özet, vb.
Focusing on the body in every chapter, this book examines the changing meanings and profound significance of the physical form among the Anglo-Saxons from 1880 to 1920. They formed an imaginary--but, in many ways, quite real--community that ruled much of the world. Among them, racism became more virulent. To probe the importance of the body, this book brings together for the first time the many areas in which the physical form was newly or more extensively featured, from photography through literature, frontier wars, violent sports, and the global circus. Sex, sexuality, concepts of gender including women's possibilities in all areas of life, and the meanings of race and of civilization figured regularly in Anglo discussions. Black people challenged racism by presenting their own photos of respectable folk. As all this unfolded, Anglo men and women faced the problem of maintaining civilized control vs. the need to express uninhibited feeling. With these issues in mind, it is evident that the origins of today's debates about race and gender lie in the late nineteenth century.
Konu
Human body __ Social aspects.
Race relations __ History __ 19th century.
Race relations __ History __ 20th century.
Whites __ Race identity.
HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand __ bisacsh
HISTORY / Canada / General __ bisacsh
HISTORY / Civilization __ bisacsh
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