Masculinity and Male Codes of Honor in Modern France

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1998
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A study of upper-class masculinity from the end of the ancien regime in 1789 to the end of World War I, this title argues that manhood, masculinity, and male sexuality is, like femininity, a cultural construct, comprising a strict set of heroic ideals and codes of honor which few men have been able to realize in practice.

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A study of upper-class masculinity from the end of the ancien regime in 1789 to the end of World War I, this title argues that manhood, masculinity, and male sexuality is, like femininity, a cultural construct, comprising a strict set of heroic ideals and codes of honor which few men have been able to realize in practice.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 17 Nov 1998
ISBN 10: 0520215109
ISBN 13: 9780520215108