A Republic of Men: The American Founders, Gendered Language, and Patriarchal Politics

by Mark Kann

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What role did manhood play in early American Politics? In A Republic of Men, Mark E. Kann argues that the American founders aspired to create a "republic of men" but feared that "disorderly men" threatened its birth, health, and longevity. Kann demonstrates how hegemonic norms of manhood-exemplified by "the Family Man," for instance--were deployed as a means of stigmatizing unworthy men, rewarding responsible men with citizenship, and empowering...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0814747132

ISBN13:9780814747131

Release Date:April 1998

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:1.12 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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