The Body in the Anglosphere, 1880–1920

"Well Sexed Womanhood," "Finer Natives," and "Very White Men"

By:

Robert W Thurston

Format:

Hardback

Series:

Routledge Studies in Modern History

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Focusing on the body in every chapter, this book examines the changing meanings and profound significance of the physical form among the Anglo-Saxons from 1880 to 1920. They formed an imaginary—but, in many ways, quite real—community that ruled much of the world. Among them, racism became more virulent. To probe the importance of the body, this book brings together for the first time the many areas in which the physical form was newly or more extensively featured, from photography through literature, frontier wars, violent sports, and the global circus. Sex, sexuality, concepts of gender including women’s possibilities in all areas of life, and the meanings of race and of civilization figured regularly in Anglo discussions. Black people challenged racism by presenting their own photos of respectable folk. As all this unfolded, Anglo men and women faced the problem of maintaining civilized control vs. the need to express uninhibited feeling. With these issues in mind, it is evident that the origins of today’s debates about race and gender lie in the late nineteenth century.

Author Biography:

Robert W. Thurston is Professor Emeritus of History at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

Release date NZ

December 31st, 2021

Author

Robert W Thurston

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

30 Halftones, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

308

Series

Routledge Studies in Modern History

ISBN-13

9781032067643

Product ID

35200109

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