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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
022657668X
ISBN-13
9780226576688
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038258873
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Mourning after : Loss and Longing Among Midcentury American Men
Subject
Lgbt Studies / General, United States / 20th Century, Sociology / General, Men's Studies, Literary, American / General, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies, LGBT
Publication Year
2018
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
1 in
Item Width
0.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2018-000557
TitleLeading
The
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The history of male same-sex intimacy and masculinity in the Second World War and its immediate aftermath is of great importance to American culture. With its many different sources--informal photographs, writings by John Horne Burns and Gore Vidal and their critical and popular reception, best-selling memoirs, films, and other published and unpublished writings-- The Mourning After is a highly original book. Ibson's writing is clear and accessible--a pleasure to read., Thoughtfully imagined, meticulously researched, and beautifully written, The Mourning After is a phenomenally engaging book. Ibson recasts both the history of post-war masculinity and the history of post-war homophobia in a genuinely new light., In The Mourning After , John Ibson shows how the ghosts of these buddies haunted the postwar years and even today influence the ways in which American men relate to one another. . . . This is a heavily researched academic study, but the writing is always clear and at times moving., Highly recommended. . . This thorough account of the development of homophobia opens with a chapter containing snapshots of men together before and after the war. . . . Ibson explains the role of midcentury psychology to pathologize homosexuality, as well as the norms of boy rearing to prevent it. Particularly accomplished are the sections on letters written by the children of veterans as well as the impact of homophobia on the Beat generation., The Mourning After is a creatively researched and compellingly written exposition of American culture's deep discomfort with affection between midcentury men. Just as important, Ibson is concerned with the consequences of this antipathy toward same-sex intimacy, for gay and straight men alike, and for their families. A profound and moving account., A deep thinker and a lovely writer, John Ibson is unique in the field. . . . He develops a convincing and sympathetic portrayal of the crushing cost that boys and men--gay, queer, nonqueer alike--pay for narrow constructions of masculinity. . . . Ibson's work is a treasure that should be explored by all scholars.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
155.3/320973
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Preface / Sexual Identity on the Postwar Home Front: Denial's Allure in a Repressive Era 1 Putting Space between Men: Male Relationships in Everyday Photography at Midcentury 2 War as a Cultural Timeout: The Gallery and Shifting Boundaries of Male Belonging 3 Back to Normal: Cultural Work in the Erasure of John Horne Burns 4 What It Took: Gore Vidal and the High Price of Midcentury Manliness 5 Mourning the Loss: The "Great Sullenness" and the Contours of American Manhood Coda: Bookend for an Era Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
On the battlefields of World War II, with their fellow soldiers as the only shield between life and death, a generation of American men found themselves connecting with each other in new and profound ways. Back home after the war, however, these intimacies faced both scorn and vicious homophobia. The Mourning After makes sense of this cruel irony, telling the story of the unmeasured toll exacted upon generations of male friendships. John Ibson draws evidence from the contrasting views of male closeness depicted in WWII-era fiction by Gore Vidal and John Horne Burns, as well as from such wide-ranging sources as psychiatry texts, child development books, the memoirs of veterans' children, and a slew of vernacular snapshots of happy male couples. In this sweeping reinterpretation of the postwar years, Ibson argues that a prolonged mourning for tenderness lost lay at the core of midcentury American masculinity, leaving far too many men with an unspoken ache that continued long after the fighting stopped, forever damaging their relationships with their wives, their children, and each other.
LC Classification Number
HQ1090.3.I27 2018
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- e***a (99)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI did not experience any problem with this seller. However, the book jacket was in poor condition (which was clearly shown in the photos), so it would have been nice if the price had been adjusted accordingly. An overall positive experience, as I am thoroughly enjoying the book. The shipping cost was outstanding! Thank you.The Handbell Choir Manual Book By Doris Watson 1959 First Edition Illustrated (#305264472051)
- o***f (4410)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchasePerfect Transaction. Book is exactly as shown and described. Seller always took great care in packaging my book. Shipping was very fast. This seller is one of the best on Ebay. I will continue to make future purchases from this seller.WHAT OF THE MORMONS? Gordon B. Hinckley / HB, 1954, Revised 5th Ed (#305290142857)