{"product_id":"the-male-body-at-war-american-masculinity-during-world-war-ii-paperback-softback-9780875806389","title":"The Male Body at War; American Masculinity During World War II (Paperback \/ softback) 9780875806389","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Male Body at War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAmerican Masculinity During World War II\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristina Jarvis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875806389\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 April 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e258 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e - Leisa D. Meyer, College of William and Mary \u003cp\u003eA fascinating, detailed analysis of military masculinity, and how it enabled male heroism to dominate America even in the face of war wounds and death.\u003c\/p\u003e - Suzanne Clark, University of Oregon \u003cp\u003eAn interesting and useful look at gender, nationalism, and the soldier.\u003c\/p\u003e (Canadian Journal of History)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMuscular, fearless, youthful, athletic—the World War II soldier embodied masculine ideals and represented the manhood of the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Male Body at War\u003c\/i\u003e, Christina Jarvis examines the creation of this national symbol, from military recruitment posters to Hollywood war films to the iconic flag-raisers at Iwo Jima. A poignant selection of illustrations brings together comics, advertisements, media images, and government propaganda intended to impress U.S. citizens and foreign nations with America's strength.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJarvis recognizes, however, that the male body was more than a mere symbol. During the war, the nation literally invested its survival in the corps of servicemen, and the armed forces set about crafting them into soldiers. Drawing upon medical journals, War Department documents, and government health reports, Jarvis scrutinizes the ways in which physical inspections defined male bodies by fitness and race while training molded those bodies for action. At the same time, she gives servicemen a voice through war memoirs and a survey of over 130 veterans. Her searching analysis reveals not only how the men mediated popular culture and military regimen to forge an understanding of their own masculinity but how, in the face of dead and wounded comrades, they tempered such body-centered ideals with an emphasis on compassion and tenderness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheoretically sophisticated and methodologically innovative, \u003ci\u003eThe Male Body at War\u003c\/i\u003e makes a major contribution to the literature on the body as a cultural construction. With its compelling narrative and engaging style, it will appeal to a broad range of readers with interests in gender studies as well as to students of American history and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e List of Figures \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 1. Building the Body Politic: From the Depression to World War II \u003cbr\u003e 2. Classified Bodies: Screening, Sculpting, and Sexualizing Servicemen \u003cbr\u003e 3. Representing Wounded Bodies: Personal, Popular, and Medical Narratives \u003cbr\u003e 4. \"White Man's War?\": Race and Masculinity in World War II \u003cbr\u003e 5. (Re)Membering the Dead: From the Battlefield to the Home Front \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e Appendix: World War II Veterans Survey \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584758935832,"sku":"9780875806389","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-male-body-at-war-american-masculinity-during-world-war-ii-paperback-softback-9780875806389","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}