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JFK and the masculine mystique : sex and power on the New Frontier / Steven Watts.
A cultural examination of the popularity and allure of the thirty-fifth president reveals how Kennedy was tailored to appeal to the public of his time, explaining how he symbolized postwar views about American masculinity.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250049988 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1250049989 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: x, 415 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Kennedy Adonais -- The crisis of masculinity in 1950s America -- Style makes the man: candidate John F. Kennedy -- Hollywood cool: Frank Sinatra and the Jack Pack -- Existential tough guy: Norman Mailer -- Secret agent men: Ian Fleming and James Bond -- A philosophy for playboys: Hugh Hefner -- Vigor and virility: President John F. Kennedy -- Celebrity journalist: Ben Bradlee -- Modern warrior: Maxwell Taylor and Edward Lansdale -- The Spartacus syndrome: Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis -- Mercury macho: Alan Shepard and John Glenn -- Epilogue: the masculine mystique. |
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Subject: | Men > United States > Identity > History > 20th century. Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 > Influence. Role models > United States > History > 20th century. Masculinity > United States > History > 20th century. Sex role > United States > History > 20th century. United States > Civilization > 1945- |