The essays collected in Posting the Male examine representations of masculinity in post-war and contemporary British literature, focussing on the works of write

The essays collected in Posting the Male examine representations of masculinity in post-war and contemporary British literature, focussing on the works of write

A state's ability to maintain mandatory conscription and wage war rests on the idea that a "real man" is one who has served in the military. Yet masculinity has

* What is 'masculinity'? Is 'masculinities' a more appropriate term? * How are masculinities socially, culturally and historically shaped? * How are particular

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