Title:
JFK and the masculine mystique : sex and power on the New Frontier / Steven Watts.
ISBN:
9781250049988
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2016.
©2016
Physical Description:
x, 415 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Kennedy Adonais -- The crisis of masculinity in 1950s America -- Style makes the man : candidate John F. Kennedy -- Hollywood cool : Frank Sinatra and the Jack Pack -- Existential tough guy : Norman Mailer -- Secret agent men : Ian Fleming and James Bond -- A philosophy for playboys : Hugh Hefner -- Vigor and virility : President John F. Kennedy -- Celebrity journalist : Ben Bradlee -- Modern warriors : Maxwell Taylor and Edward Lansdale -- The Spartacus syndrome : Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis -- Mercury macho : Alan Shepard and John Glenn -- The masculine mystique.
Summary:
A cultural examination of the popularity and allure of the thirty-fifth president reveals how Kennedy was tailored to appeal to the public of his time, explaining how he symbolized postwar views about American masculinity.
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OCLC Number:
ocn945693824
Availability:
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