Remaking the male body masculinity and the uses of physical culture in interwar and Vichy France

The first monograph to explore the imagined link between male athletic prowess and national strength in interwar France. It ultimately sheds light on the roots of Vichy's project for masculine regeneration after the military defeat of 1940

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tumblety, Joan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2013, 2013
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:The first monograph to explore the imagined link between male athletic prowess and national strength in interwar France. It ultimately sheds light on the roots of Vichy's project for masculine regeneration after the military defeat of 1940
Physical Description:1 online resource. ill
ISBN:9780191745072