Manliness and Morality: Middle-class Masculinity in Britain and America, 1800-1940

ISBN-10
0312007973
ISBN-13
9780312007973
Category
Hommes de la classe moyenne - Grande-Bretagne - Histoire
Pages
278
Language
English
Published
1987-01-01
Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press
Authors
James Walvin, J. A. Mangan

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