The Male Body at War: American Masculinity during World War II - Tapa blanda

"A fascinating, detailed analysis of military masculinity, and how it enabled male heroism to dominate America even in the face of war wounds and death."--Suzanne Clark, University of Oregon "A very important work, one of the first books to examine how the efforts of state and military officials during the Second World War reconfigured constructions of American masculinity."--Leisa D. Meyer, College of William and Mary "At once sophisticated and clear, Jarvis's argument rests on solid research in a wide range of materials."--History: Reviews of New Books "Meticulously researched, incisive, and at times very poignant."--American Historical Review "An interesting and useful look at gender, nationalism, and the soldier."--Canadian Journal of History "Jarvis does a very good job of synthesizing a large body of gender theory along with her own reading of fiction and journalism of the period."--The Journal of American History "A fascinating, detailed analysis of military masculinity, and how it enabled male heroism to dominate America even in the face of war wounds and death." Suzanne Clark, University of Oregon" "A very important work, one of the first books to examine how the efforts of state and military officials during the Second World War reconfigured constructions of American masculinity." Leisa D. Meyer, College of William and Mary" At once sophisticated and clear, Jarvis s argument rests on solid research in a wide range of materials. "History: Reviews of New Books"" "Meticulously researched, incisive, and at times very poignant. "American Historical Review"" "An interesting and useful look at gender, nationalism, and the soldier." "Canadian Journal of History"" "Jarvis does a very good job of synthesizing a large body of gender theory along with her own reading of fiction and journalism of the period. "The Journal of American History"" "At once sophisticated and clear, Jarvis's argument rests on solid research in a wide range of materials."--"History: Reviews of New Books"