A Republic of Men: The American Founders, Gendered Language, and Patriarchal Politics

by Mark E. Kann

What role did manhood play in early American Politics? In A Republic of Men, Mark E. Kann argues that the American founders aspired to create a "republic of men" but feared that "disorderly men" threatened its birth, health, and longevity. Kann demonstrates how hegemonic norms of manhood-exemplified by "the Family Man," for instance--were deployed as a means of stigmatizing unworthy men, rewarding responsible men with citizenship, and empowering...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814747140
• ISBN13: 9780814747148
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"