A republic of men : : the American founders, gendered language, and patriarchal politics / / Mark E. Kann.
What role did manhood play in early American Politics? In A Republic of Men, Mark E. Kann argues that the American founders aspired to create a "republic of men" but feared that "disorderly men" threatened its birth, health, and longevity. Kann demonstrates how hegemonic norms of...
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| Year of Publication: | 1998 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 238 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- The culture of manhood
- The grammar of manhood
- The bachelor and other disorderly men
- The family man and citizenship
- The better sort and leadership
- The heroic man and national destiny
- The founders' gendered legacy.