1st Edition
The Body in the Anglosphere, 1880–1920 "Well Sexed Womanhood," "Finer Natives," and "Very White Men"
By Robert W. Thurston
Copyright 2022
320 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
320 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
320 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Introduction
1. Challenges to Victorian Ideology: The Body, the Doctors, and the New Females
2. Image and Aspiration: The Body Represented in Sex, Fitness, Race, and Scandal
3. Literature: The Struggle with Passion versus Self-Control
4. A New Lust for Violence: Frontiers, Western Novels, and Contact Sports
5. Revealing and Dangerous Acts: The Many Bodies of the Circus
Conclusion
Biography
Robert W. Thurston is Professor Emeritus of History at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
