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When men were men : masculinity, power, and identity in classical antiquity / edited by Lin Foxhall and John Salmon.

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Leicester-Nottingham studies in ancient societyPublication details: London : Routledge, 1998.Description: xii, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0415146348
9780415619363

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DDC classification:

305.3109

Summary: "Men's studies is still in its infancy. This rich collection of articles allows the reader ot experiment with various historial paradigms and interpretive models. But the subjects of our concern had few choices. In antiquity, gender roles were proscribed, and deviations from them were severely punished. One conclusion may be drawn from all the contributions: as a social system Patriarchy exercises implacable authority over men as well as women. Wehn Men Were Men, prefaced by Sarah Pomeroy, employs a variety of critical approaches and methodologies and focueses on a broad range of source materials, periods and places to offer an innovative and challening study of masculine dominance in the classical world."--

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	305.3109 WHE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000007871

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

"Men's studies is still in its infancy. This rich collection of articles allows the reader ot experiment with various historial paradigms and interpretive models. But the subjects of our concern had few choices. In antiquity, gender roles were proscribed, and deviations from them were severely punished. One conclusion may be drawn from all the contributions: as a social system Patriarchy exercises implacable authority over men as well as women.
Wehn Men Were Men, prefaced by Sarah Pomeroy, employs a variety of critical approaches and methodologies and focueses on a broad range of source materials, periods and places to offer an innovative and challening study of masculine dominance in the classical world."--