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Heroic Weakness: Bulgarian man facing the death of the national ideal.

Is it possible to conceive of the masculinity of war veterans as manifesting characteristics usually associated with women rather than men? Questioning the classical notion of war heroism and taking as a starting point an obituary published in 1899, this article traces the commemorative practices of...

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Published in:Women's History Review Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 579 - 589
Main Author: Goncharova, Galina
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2011
Subjects:
Social conditions of veterans
Masculinity
Veterans' societies
Patriotism
Nationalism
Bulgarian national character
Heroes
Obituary writing
Bulgaria
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