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Stiffed : the betrayal of the American man / Susan Faludi.

Faludi, Susan. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 068812299X
Physical Description: 662 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : W. Morrow and Co., [1999]
Copyright: ©1999

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 611-650) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1 Departures -- 1 Son, the Moon, and the Stars: The Promise of Postwar Manhood 3 -- Part 2 Utility Men -- 2 Nothing But Big Work: From Shipyards to Space, the Closing of the American Job 51 -- 3 Girls Have All the Power: What's Troubling Troubled Boys 102 -- 4 A Good Dawg Will Always Remain Loyal: The Cleveland Browns Skip Town 153 -- 5 Where am I in the Kingdom? A Christian Quest for Manhood 224 -- Part 3 Evil Empires -- 6 Gone to Soldiers, Every One: The Vietnam War That No One Dodged 291 -- 7 Creature in the Mirror: The Fantasy Cavalry to the Rescue 359 -- 8 Burning Down the House: The Fire Last Time in Waco, Texas 407 -- Part 4 Hood Ornaments -- 9 Man in a Can: Moon Walkers, Ghetto Stars, and Cross-Dressers in a Gilded Age 451 -- 10 Waiting for Wood: A Death on the New Frontier 530 -- Part 5 Destinations -- 11 Parting Shots: The Fighter Still Remains 577 -- 12 Rebels in the Kingdom 594.