Masculinity in fiction and film : representing men in popular genres 1945-2000 /
This book looks at a wide range of fiction and film texts, from the 1950s to the present, in order to analyse the ways in which masculinity has been represented in popular culture in Britain and the United States. It covers numerous genres, including spy fiction, science fiction, the Western and pol...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
[2006], ©2006
London ; New York : c2006 London ; New York : ©2006 London ; New York : [2006] |
| Series: | Continuum literary studies
Continuum literary studies |
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| Summary: | This book looks at a wide range of fiction and film texts, from the 1950s to the present, in order to analyse the ways in which masculinity has been represented in popular culture in Britain and the United States. It covers numerous genres, including spy fiction, science fiction, the Western and police thrillers. Each chapter focuses on key forms of masculinity found in each genre, such as the 'double agent', the 'rogue cop', and the 'citizen-soldier' |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xii, 173 p. ; 24 cm xii, 173 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [158]-168) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages [158]-168) and index |
| ISBN: | 0826486525 (hbk.) 0826486525 9780826486523 (hbk.) 9780826486523 |