Houdini, Tarzan, and the perfect man : the white male body and the challenge of modernity in America

Houdini, Tarzan, and the perfect man : the white male body and the challenge of modernity in America / John F. Kasson.

"In his new book, John F. Kasson examines the signs of crisis in American life a century ago, signs that new forces of modernity were affecting men's sense of who and what they really were." "When the Prussian-born Eugen Sandow, an international vaudeville star and bodybuilder, t...

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Autor principal: Kasson, John F., 1944-
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York : Hill and Wang, 2001
Materias:
Sandow, Eugen, > 1867-1925.
Houdini, Harry, > 1874-1926.
Men in popular culture > United States > History.
Masculinity in popular culture > United States > History.
Human body > Social aspects > United States.
Tarzan (Fictitious character)
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Número de Clasificación: HQ1090.3 .K39 2001
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