Manliness and Masculinities in Nineteenth-century Britain Essays on Gender, Family, and Empire

History is ¿about men¿. This book shows what a difference it makes to our understanding of history to put their masculinity under scrutiny. Ideal for students studying nineteenth-century social history, women's studies/men's studies, cultural studies, as well as those pursuing the history of the family and the history of the British Empire Written with exceptional lucidity Combines vivid historical re-creation with a clear explanation of the conceptual aspects of the subject Tosh is a well-known and respected historian - his book The Pursuit of History (Longman) has had lifetime sales of over 79,000 copies, and his edited collection Historians on History (Longman) has sold over 6,300 copies in its first edition.