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An entertaining read, this book is short on culture and [[American]] political history (except talks extensively about [[Teddy Roosevelt]]), while long in academic arguments based on mostly-ancient 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, this book is short on culture and [[American]] political history (except talks extensively about [[Teddy Roosevelt]]), while long in academic arguments based on mostly-ancient 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''.   

Professor Mansfield discusses at length the writings of [[Ernest Hemingway]], who Mansfield calls "the writer in our time (or just before) most celebrated for manliness."  Mansfield compares Hemingway to Homer in the manliness of their works.

Professor Mansfield discusses at length the writings of [[Ernest Hemingway]], who Mansfield calls "the writer in our time (or just before) most celebrated for manliness."  Mansfield compares Hemingway to Homer in the manliness of their works.  [[John Steinbeck]] was very manly in his writings, yet is omitted from this book.

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]].

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 lacks an adequate 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.  Despite countless examples of manliness in the [[American Civil War]], this book contains virtually nothing about it.  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.  Despite countless examples of manliness in the [[American Civil War]], this book contains virtually nothing about it.  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]].