Nine Centuries of Man
Manhood and Masculinities in Scottish History
Published on 23. January 2017
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-1-4744-0389-4 (ISBN)
Description
Scotland, with its stereotypes of the kilted warrior and the industrial 'hard man' has long been characterised in masculine terms, but there has been little historical exploration of what masculinity actually means for men (and women) in a Scottish context. This interdisciplinary collection explores a diverse range of the multiple and changing forms of masculinities from the late eleventh to the late twentieth century, examining the ways in which Scottish society through the ages defined expectations for men and their behaviour.
How men reacted to those expectations is examined through sources such as documentary materials, medieval seals, romance, poetry, begging letters, police reports and court records, charity records, oral histories and personal correspondence. Focusing upon the wide range of activities and roles undertaken by men - work, fatherhood and play, violence and war, sex and commerce - the book also illustrates the range of masculinities which affected or were internalised by men. Together, they illustrate some of the ways Scotland's gender expectations have changed over the centuries and how more generally masculinities have informed the path of Scottish history.
How men reacted to those expectations is examined through sources such as documentary materials, medieval seals, romance, poetry, begging letters, police reports and court records, charity records, oral histories and personal correspondence. Focusing upon the wide range of activities and roles undertaken by men - work, fatherhood and play, violence and war, sex and commerce - the book also illustrates the range of masculinities which affected or were internalised by men. Together, they illustrate some of the ways Scotland's gender expectations have changed over the centuries and how more generally masculinities have informed the path of Scottish history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
8 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4744-0389-4 (9781474403894)
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Persons
Lynn Abrams is Professor of Modern History and Head of the School of Humanities at the University of Glasgow. She has published widely on Scottish gender history and was convenor of Women's History Scotland 2008-13. Her many publications include Oral History Theory (2010), Myth and Materiality in a Woman's World: Shetland 1800-2000 (2005) and Gender in Scottish History Since 1700 (2006). Elizabeth Ewan is a Professor of Scottish Studies and History at the University of Guelph.
Content
AcknowledgementsList of IllustrationsNotes on Contributors
Introduction: Interrogating Men in Scottish History, Lynn Abrams and Elizabeth Ewan
Part 1 Models1. 'Be wise in thy governing': Managing Emotion and Controlling Masculinity in Early Modern Scottish Poetry, Sarah Dunnigan2. Reformed Masculinity: Ministers, Fathers, and Male Heads of Households, 1560-1660, Janay Nugent 3. The Importance and Impossibility of Manhood: Polite and Libertine Masculinities in the Urban Eighteenth Century, Rosalind Carr 4. The Taming of Highland Masculinity: Inter-personal Violence and Shifting Codes of Manhood c.1760-1840, Lynn Abrams
Part 2 Representations5. Making a Manly Impression: The Image of Kingship on Scottish Royal Seals of the High Middle Ages, Cynthia Neville6. Contrasting Kingly and Knightly Masculinities in Barbour's Bruce, Sergi Mainer 7. Negotiating Independence: Manliness and Begging Letters in Late Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-century Scotland, Katie Barclay 8. A Wartime Family Romance: Narratives of Masculinity and Intimacy during World War Two, Lynn Abrams
Part 3 Lived Experiences9. Social Control and Masculinity in Early Modern Scotland: Expectations and Behaviour in a Lowland Parish, Harriet Cornell 10. A 'polite and commercial people'? Masculinity and Economic Violence in Scotland, 1700-1760, Tawny Paul 11. Music Hall, 'Mashers' and the 'Unco Guid': Competing Masculinities in Victorian Glasgow, Tanya Cheadle 12. 'That Class of Men': Effeminacy, Sodomy and Failed Masculinities in Inter- and Post-War Scotland, Jeff Meek 13. Speaking to the 'Hard Men': Masculinities, Violence and Youth Gangs in Glasgow, c. 1965-75, Angela Bartie and Alistair Fraser
Index
Introduction: Interrogating Men in Scottish History, Lynn Abrams and Elizabeth Ewan
Part 1 Models1. 'Be wise in thy governing': Managing Emotion and Controlling Masculinity in Early Modern Scottish Poetry, Sarah Dunnigan2. Reformed Masculinity: Ministers, Fathers, and Male Heads of Households, 1560-1660, Janay Nugent 3. The Importance and Impossibility of Manhood: Polite and Libertine Masculinities in the Urban Eighteenth Century, Rosalind Carr 4. The Taming of Highland Masculinity: Inter-personal Violence and Shifting Codes of Manhood c.1760-1840, Lynn Abrams
Part 2 Representations5. Making a Manly Impression: The Image of Kingship on Scottish Royal Seals of the High Middle Ages, Cynthia Neville6. Contrasting Kingly and Knightly Masculinities in Barbour's Bruce, Sergi Mainer 7. Negotiating Independence: Manliness and Begging Letters in Late Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-century Scotland, Katie Barclay 8. A Wartime Family Romance: Narratives of Masculinity and Intimacy during World War Two, Lynn Abrams
Part 3 Lived Experiences9. Social Control and Masculinity in Early Modern Scotland: Expectations and Behaviour in a Lowland Parish, Harriet Cornell 10. A 'polite and commercial people'? Masculinity and Economic Violence in Scotland, 1700-1760, Tawny Paul 11. Music Hall, 'Mashers' and the 'Unco Guid': Competing Masculinities in Victorian Glasgow, Tanya Cheadle 12. 'That Class of Men': Effeminacy, Sodomy and Failed Masculinities in Inter- and Post-War Scotland, Jeff Meek 13. Speaking to the 'Hard Men': Masculinities, Violence and Youth Gangs in Glasgow, c. 1965-75, Angela Bartie and Alistair Fraser
Index