American Tough: The Tough-Guy Tradition and American Character - Softcover

Wilkinson, Rupert

9780060912536: American Tough: The Tough-Guy Tradition and American Character

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060912537 ISBN 13: 9780060912536

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1986

Examines the American tradition of toughness as a character trait, and discusses examples in advertising, history, politics, motion pictures, and the military

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"Wilkinson's discussion contains many insights. He sees numerous tensions and many internal contradictions in the toughness tradition. Some of his best perceptions revolve around the use of language to express toughness.... The author is also astute in probing the relationship between the producer ethos and the consumer ideal and in considering how those polarities affect the notion of American individualism. ...the book is a useful addition to the growing body of literature on gender roles and masculinity in American society."-The Journal of American History

?Wilkinson's discussion contains many insights. He sees numerous tensions and many internal contradictions in the toughness tradition. Some of his best perceptions revolve around the use of language to express toughness.... The author is also astute in probing the relationship between the producer ethos and the consumer ideal and in considering how those polarities affect the notion of American individualism. ...the book is a useful addition to the growing body of literature on gender roles and masculinity in American society.?-The Journal of American History

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