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Mansfield does contain some passing references to George Washington.
An entertaining read, the book is short on culture and [[American]] political history (except talks extensively about [[Teddy Roosevelt]]), while long in academic arguments based on literature. Professor Mansfield points out that ''[[Macbeth]]'' contains [[Shakespeare]]'s most praise of manliness and has many enlightening discussions of literature, such as a passage about Henry James' anti-feminist ''Bostonians''.
An entertaining read, the book is short on culture and [[American]] political history (except talks extensively about [[Teddy Roosevelt]]), while long in academic arguments based on literature. Professor Mansfield points out that ''[[Macbeth]]'' contains [[Shakespeare]]'s most praise of manliness and has many enlightening discussions of literature, such as a passage about Henry James' anti-feminist ''Bostonians''.
Mansfield sees manliness in athletes (too many to mention, he points out), and also in a few women such as [[Margaret Thatcher]] (a favorite of right-of-center professors).
Mansfield sees manliness in athletes (too many to mention, he points out), and also in a few women such as [[Margaret Thatcher]] (a favorite of right-of-center professors). Mansfield omits enough discussion of manliness among military heroes, such as [[Stonewall Jackson]] or [[George Patton]] (Mansfield does include a mention of the movie). Mansfield does contain some passing references to [[George Washington]].
The book is excellent but has notable omissions: no mention of [[muscle car]]s, by which young [[American]] men found expression of their manliness in culture. The book admittedly avoids the issue of [[homosexuality]], and it predates the rise of the very manly [[Donald Trump]]. The book has only a very superficial reference to [[Phyllis Schlafly]] and fails to recognize the significance of the defeat of the [[Equal Rights Amendment]].
The book is excellent but has notable omissions: no mention of [[muscle car]]s, by which young [[American]] men found expression of their manliness in culture. The book admittedly avoids the issue of [[homosexuality]], and it predates the rise of the very manly [[Donald Trump]]. The book has only a very superficial reference to [[Phyllis Schlafly]] and fails to recognize the significance of the defeat of the [[Equal Rights Amendment]].