Men's Studies

In this astonishing new history of wartime Britain, historian Stephen Bourne unearths the fascinating stories of the gay men who served in the armed forces and at home, and brings to light the great unheralded contribution they made to the war effort...

While the social identity of women in medieval society hinged largely on the ritual of marriage, identity for men was derived from belonging to a particular group. Knights, monks, apprentices, guildsmen all underwent a process of initiation into their...

Despite increasing tolerance, legal protections against homophobia, and anti-discrimination policies throughout much of the western world, suicide attempts by queer youth remain relatively high. For over twenty years, research into queer youth suicide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425202623Author T.D JakesFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 327g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316349437Author Tucker MaxFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Little Brown and CompanyPublisher Little Brown and CompanyWeight(grams)...

'Zimbardo has put his finger on a great challenge of the modern era' - The Sunday TimesMasculinity is in meltdown. Young men are failing as never before - academically, socially and sexually. But why? And what needs to be done?Internationally-acclaimed...

Take God's Word wherever life takes you. Published in Thomas Nelson's exclusive KJV Comfort Print type, which was designed to be the most readable at any size.Designed to be a convenient Bible for reading and travel, the KJV Compact Thinline Bible...

'Sobering, thought-provoking and action-provoking ... I can't recommend it highly enough' Nihal Arthanayake, BBC Radio Five Live'Thoughtful, empowering and important' Mishal HusainHave you ever...seen a report on the news about male violence,heard a...

Masculine domination is so deeply ingrained in our unconscious that we hardly perceive all of its dimensions. It is so much in line with our expectations that we struggle to call it fully into question. Pierre Bourdieu's ethnographic analysis of gender...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985452384Author Jack DonovanFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Dissonant HumPublisher Dissonant HumWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593184264Author Niobe WayFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Dutton / SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Go (Weiqi in Chinese) is one of the most popular games in East Asia, with a steadily increasing fan base around the world. Like chess, Go is a logic game but it is much older, with written records mentioning the game that date back to the 4th century BC...

The early 21st century is a complex time presenting unique challenges for men. This book examines many of those challenges, from dysfunctional relationships and confusion about what it means to be `male' in the postmodern world, to understanding the dark...

What does it mean to be a man in the twenty-first century? How can today's men lead a more fulfilling existence? Masculinity has reached a moment of crisis. From the erosion of unifying institutions such as marriage to a rise in male suicide rates, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307457998Author Stephen ArterburnFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)Publisher Waterbrook Press (A...

In just one generation, age-old ideas about women have been swept aside ...but what does that have to do with men? Authors Michael Kaufman and Michael Kimmel, two of the world's leading male advocates of gender equality, believe it has everything to do...

In this updated and revised edition, How to be a Gentleman is a useful handbook that teaches men manners, attitude, appropriate dress, and social skills.Despite how different things are today, the principles of good manners remain the same. This...

The concept of hegemonic masculinity, formulated by Raewyn Connell more than three decades ago, has been the driving force behind the expanding field of masculinities studies. Hegemonic Masculinity: Formulation, Reformulation, and Amplification provides...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525954217Author Nick OffermanFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint E P Dutton & Co IncPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 539gDimensions(mm) 236mm *...

What is masculinity? Drawing on psychoanalysis and an understanding of ideology, Easthope shows how the masculine myth forces men to try to be masculine and only masculine, denying their feminine side. In an original contribution to the understanding of...

The first edition of Tally's Corner, a sociological classic selling more than one million copies, was the first compelling response to the culture of poverty thesis-that the poor are different and, according to conservatives, morally inferior-and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312340827Author Bella DepauloFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm)...

This book explores how and why Scottish Highlanders, Punjabi Sikhs, and Nepalese Gurkhas became identified as the British Empire's fiercest, most manly soldiers in nineteenth century discourse. As 'martial races' these men were believed to possess a...

What does it mean to be a man? How do men see themselves in relation to other men, to women, and to both the feminine and the masculine aspects of their own selves? In this fascinating book, a group of outstanding psychoanalysts explore the complexities...

The Before Columbus Foundation 2018 Winner of the AMERICAN BOOK AWARD Tommy J. Curry's provocative book The Man-Not is a justification for Black Male Studies. He posits that we should conceptualize the Black male as a victim, oppressed by his sex. The...

The ideologies and practices of various populist movements are centered on issues of gender, especially idealized notions of masculinity. Offering cultural, political, and historical approaches from a range of interdisciplinary and international...

Research has traditionally shown high schools to be hostile environments for LGBT youth. Boys have used homophobia to prove their masculinity and distance themselves from homosexuality. Despite these findings over the last three decades, The Declining...

Leanne Payne says that when men are healed, the pathway for the wholeness of women will follow. This book points the way toward the release of power that occurs when couples come into the kind of relationship that God intends.About the AuthorLeanne Payne...

Written by an award-winning leadership trainer and career coach, Her Allies is a practical toolkit that empowers men to lead through advocacy and champion gender equality. Hira Ali introduces readers to the knowledge, strategies, and confidence needed...

There's never been a tougher time to be a gentleman. In addition to the general vulgarity of the modern world, he has to contend with all manner of things: the dramas of social media, the practicalities of being metrosexual and still taken seriously at...

The bachelor has long held an ambivalent, uncomfortable and even at times unfriendly position in society. This book carefully considers the complicated relationships between the modern queer bachelor and interior design, material culture and aesthetics...

Based on a two-year study that followed boys from pre-kindergarten through first grade, When Boys Become Boys offers a new way of thinking about boys' development. Through focusing on a critical moment of transition in boys' lives, Judy Y. Chu reveals...

As they reach middle age, most men begin looking forward to "what's next." They gear up to experience renewed productivity and purpose and are more conscious of their health. A Man's Guide to Healthy Aging is an authoritative resource for them, and for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781586178871Author Harold Burke-SiversFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Ignatius PressPublisher Ignatius Press

Making the Renaissance Man explores the images, objects and experiences that fashioned men and masculinity in the courts of fifteenth-century Italy. Across the peninsula, Italian princes fought each other in fierce battles and spectacular jousts; they...

"The New Man" shows Thomas Merton at the height of his powers and has as its theme the question of spiritual identity. What must we do to recover possession of our true selves? By way of an answer, Merton discusses how we have become strangers to...

"[A] remarkably absorbing, supremely entertaining joint biography" (The New York Times) from bestselling author Scott Eyman about the remarkable friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart, two Hollywood legends who maintained a close relationship that...

Men, Masculinities and Intimate Partner Violence examines how gender and other social identities and inequalities shape experiences of, and responses to, violence in intimate relationships. It provides new insights into men as both perpetrators and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345406903Author Gail SheehyFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 301gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781523088966Author Edward M. AdamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Berrett-Koehler PublishersPublisher Berrett-Koehler Publishers