| Body and Nation: The Global Realm of U.S. Body Politics in the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Rosenberg, Emily S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0822356643 ISBN-13: 9780822356646 Publisher: Duke University Press OUR PRICE: $102.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| LCCN: 2014005678 |
| Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.30 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Body and Nation interrogates the connections among the body, the nation, and the world in twentieth-century U.S. history. The idea that bodies and bodily characteristics are heavily freighted with values that are often linked to political and social spheres remains underdeveloped in the histories of America's relations with the rest of the world. Attentive to diverse state and nonstate actors, the contributors provide historically grounded insights into the transnational dimensions of biopolitics. Their subjects range from the regulation of prostitution in the Philippines by the U.S. Army to Cold War ideals of American feminine beauty, and from "body counts" as metrics of military success to cultural representations of Mexican migrants in the United States as public health threats. By considering bodies as complex, fluctuating, and interrelated sites of meaning, the contributors to this collection offer new insights into the workings of both soft and hard power. Contributors. Frank Costigliola, Janet M. Davis, Shanon Fitzpatrick, Paul A. Kramer, Shirley Jennifer Lim, Mary Ting Yi Lui, Natalia Molina, Brenda Gayle Plummer, Emily S. Rosenberg, Kristina Shull, Annessa C. Stagner, Marilyn B. Young |