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The Trials of Masculinity : Policing Sexual Boundaries, 1870-1930 (The Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society)
The Trials of Masculinity Policing Sexual Boundaries 18701930 - The Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society Author:Angus McLaren In this path-breaking history of manhood and masculinity, Angus McLaren examines how nineteenth- and twentieth-century western society created what we now take to be the traditional model of the heterosexual male. — "Inherently interesting. . . . Exhibitionism, pornography, and deception all have their place here."--Library Journal — "An ap... more »pealing wealth of evidence of what trials can reveal about the boundaries of men's roles around the turn of the century."--Kirkus Reviews
"It is difficult to imagine a better guide to the most notorious scandals of our great-grandparents' day."--Graham Rosenstock, Lambda Book Report« less