{"product_id":"masculinity-militarism-and-eighteenth-century-culture-1689-1815-paperback-9781316646670","title":"Masculinity, Militarism and Eighteenth-Century Culture, 1689–1815 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316646670","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMasculinity, Militarism and Eighteenth-Century Culture, 1689–1815\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book discusses the nature of masculinity in eighteenth-century literature and culture through the figure of the military man.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJulia Banister (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316646670, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 August 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e266 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book investigates the figure of the military man in the long eighteenth century in order to explore how ideas about militarism served as vehicles for conceptualizations of masculinity. Bringing together representations of military men and accounts of court martial proceedings, this book examines eighteenth-century arguments about masculinity and those that appealed to the 'naturally' sexed body and construed masculinity as social construction and performance. Julia Banister's discussion draws on a range of printed materials, including canonical literary and philosophical texts by David Hume, Adam Smith, Horace Walpole and Jane Austen, and texts relating to the naval trials of, amongst others, Admiral John Byng. By mapping eighteenth-century ideas about militarism, including professionalism and heroism, alongside broader cultural concerns with politeness, sensibility, the Gothic past and celebrity, Julia Banister reveals how ideas about masculinity and militarism were shaped by and within eighteenth-century culture.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: debating military masculinity\u003cbr\u003e 1. The military man and Augustan anxieties: Trenchard, Steele, Boswell\u003cbr\u003e 2. Performing military professionalism: the trials of admirals Thomas Mathews and Richard Lestock, 1744–6\u003cbr\u003e 3. The new old military hero: the trial of Admiral John Byng, 1756–7\u003cbr\u003e 4. The military man and the return to the Gothic past: Hume, Hurd, Walpole\u003cbr\u003e 5. The military man and the culture of sensibility: Smith, Ferguson, Mackenzie\u003cbr\u003e 6. Making military celebrity: the trials of Admirals Keppel and Palliser, 1778–9\u003cbr\u003e 7. (De)romanticizing military heroism: Clarke, Southey, Austen\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: rethinking military masculinity\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Gender studies: men [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Gender studies: men\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Gender%20studies:%20men%20%5BJFSJ2%5D%22\"\u003eJFSJ2\u003c\/a\u003e], Military history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Military history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Military%20history%20%5BHBW%5D%22\"\u003eHBW\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20fiction,%20novelists%20\u0026amp;%20prose%20writers%20%5BDSK%5D%22\"\u003eDSK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909138080024,"sku":"9781316646670","price":28.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316646670i.jpg?v=1696731707","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/masculinity-militarism-and-eighteenth-century-culture-1689-1815-paperback-9781316646670","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}