Meanings for Manhood

by Mark C. Carnes (Editor)

The stereotype of the Victorian man as a flinty, sexually repressed patriarch belies the remarkably wide variety of male behaviors and conceptions of manhood during the mid- to late- nineteenth century. A complex pattern of alternative and even competing behaviors and attitudes emerges in this important collection of essays that points toward a "gendered history" of men.

Genres: History

287 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Mark C. Carnes is Professor of History at Barnard College.