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Material masculinities

Men and goods in eighteenth-century England

By Ben Jackson

Material masculinities
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  • Price: £85.00
  • ISBN: 9781526180605
  • Publish Date: Apr 2025
  • Publisher: Manchester University Press
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    • Format: Hardcover
    • Pages: 304
    • Price: £85.00
    • Published Date: April 2025
    • Series: Gender in History

    Description

    Material Masculinities examines the material and consumer practices of over 1000 men from the middling and upper ranks of eighteenth-century society, c.1650-1850. It draws upon evidence from over 35 archives and museum collections to detail how material objects were integral for men in forming identities and shaping experiences. For men of all social ranks, ages, and geographic locations, material knowledge was imperative for masculine social identities to operate in a commercial society. Before the centralised factory and widespread mass-produced goods, men personalised and repaired their goods; products were shaped by men's attitudes and concerns. Objects were tools in men's identity formation and the exercise of social and gendered power. There was a reciprocal relationship between men and goods in this period; men were active agents of material and commercial change driving product and aesthetic innovation.

    Contents

    Introduction: Masculinities and materialities
    1 Boyhood: Playing at manhood
    2 Householder: Furnishing the home
    3 Mobile man: Travelling in style
    4 Discerning consumer: Possessing the self
    5 Gentleman sportsman: Collecting trophies
    Conclusion: Making men
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    Index

    Author

    Ben Jackson is a British Academy Research Fellow at the University of Manchester

    Material masculinities

    By Ben Jackson

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