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Work And Madness: Overworked Men And Fears Of Degeneration, 1860s-1910s, Amy Milne-Smith
Work And Madness: Overworked Men And Fears Of Degeneration, 1860s-1910s, Amy Milne-Smith
History Faculty Publications
The very things that provided a Victorian man’s status, his self worth, and his identity could also lead him to lose his mind. This paradox is at the heart of this essay. Men breaking down under the pressure of hard work was disruptive in a society that was dependent on that overwork. This idea preoccupied Victorians, who worried that the pace of modern life could lead to broken nerves, low spirits, nervous collapse, and even suicide. Both doctors and sufferers believed that overtaxing one’s brain could lead to a complete mental breakdown requiring institutionalization. As asylums filled up with incurable …
The Man Question: How Bolshevik Masculinity Shaped International Communism, Lisa A. Kirschenbaum
The Man Question: How Bolshevik Masculinity Shaped International Communism, Lisa A. Kirschenbaum
History Faculty Publications
It was a communist romance. In 1923, Croatian American communist Steve Nelson (born Stjepan Mesarsoš) met Margaret Yeager, the daughter of ‘radical’ German immigrants, at the Communist Party office in Pittsburgh. As Nelson recalled in his 1981 memoir, ‘everything happened’ very quickly, and the two married the same year. Both understood that Yeager, the ‘better educated’ and ‘more sophisticated’ of the two, would not accept a ‘passive role’ in the relationship. Indeed her mother gave the nineteen-year-old bridegroom a copy of August Bebel’s Woman and Socialism as a wedding gift. Nonetheless, they soon took on stereotypical roles. He became an …
Go Nation: Chinese Masculinities And The Game Of Weiqi In China (Book Review), Wenqing Kang
Go Nation: Chinese Masculinities And The Game Of Weiqi In China (Book Review), Wenqing Kang
History Faculty Publications
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Men And Masculinities In Contemporary China (Book Review), Wenqing Kang
Men And Masculinities In Contemporary China (Book Review), Wenqing Kang
History Faculty Publications
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