Of 'Manly Valor' and 'German Honor': Nation, War and Masculinity in the Age of the Prussian Uprising against Napoleon
Title | Of 'Manly Valor' and 'German Honor': Nation, War and Masculinity in the Age of the Prussian Uprising against Napoleon |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1997 |
Authors | Hagemann, Karen |
Journal | Central European History |
Volume | 30 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 187-220 |
Date Published | 06/1997 |
Abstract | Since the "outstanding significance of gender images within the discursive construction of national ideologies, the formation of national movements, and the mobilization of national preparedness for war has generally received little attention in the historiography on German nationalism," the author uses published popular literature of the time to take a closer look at the "association between nation, war, and masculinity." In the material, three motifs run through a new "patriotic valorous model of masculinity": the willingness and capacity to bear arms, anthropological grounding, and democratization. The aggressive potential of these motifs had long-term consequences in German history. |
URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0008938900014023 |
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