Southern Masculinity

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This collection of well-researched and well-written essays, however, is more than a companion piece to Southern Manhood. It adds rich texture and nuance to the body of scholarship about American manhood and masculinity through its regional focus and attention to multiple markers of identity. -- <i>Journal of Southern History</i> If W. J. Cash were alive today, he would rejoice that this exciting volume continues the long-standing effort, one that he began, to make sense of a Christ- and honor-haunted, racially charged, and conservative culture. These fresh and insightful essays reveal just how much the 'New South' owed to the spirit of the old while only partially incorporating more modern ideas and ideals. Southern Masculinity will take its worthy place next to the other classic studies of this often misapprehended region. -- Bertram Wyatt-Brown * author of <i>The Shaping of Southern Culture</i> * Analytically interesting and empirically rich, these very strong essays form a fine companion to Southern Manhood. -- Michael Kimmel * author of <i>Manhood in America</i> * A successful venture and a fascinating opening into the complex ideals of masculinity as they were imagined and acted out. -- <i>Alabama Review</i> In Southern Masculinity, editor Craig Thompson Friend pulls together a set of essays which examine the layered, interwoven and fragmented histories of American men of the South, which reflect the movement leading up to the modern period of 'conservative resurgence' and rebellion we find our country in today. -- Phellom McDaniels III * <i>Register of the </i><i>Kentucky Historical Society</i> * It offers the accessibility needed for students while providing the depth of insight and intriguing lines of study for more senior scholars. Southern Masculinity should be on the shelf of those hoping to understand the many styles of manhood in the American South. -- <i>Southern Historian</i>