Formative Spaces of Empire: Masculinities and Outdoor Experiences ca. 1860–1960.
This special issue integrates gender analysis into the global history of outdoor activities in the Age of Empire by focusing on masculinities, a field that has received renewed attention from scholars. The premise of the special issue is that social constructions of masculinities in imperial setting...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Imperial & Commonwealth History Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 215 - 231 |
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