{"product_id":"9781487522162","title":"Leading with the Chin","description":"Author: Brad Congdon\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781487522162\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Nov 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeading with the Chin focuses on the \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e writings of James Baldwin, Truman Capote, Raymond Carver, Don DeLillo, Norman Mailer, and Tim O'Brien to examine how these authors negotiated important shifts in American masculinity. Using the works of these six authors as case studies, \u003ci\u003eLeading with the Chin\u003c\/i\u003e argues that \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e permitted writers to confront national fantasies of American masculinity as they were impacted by the rise of neoliberalism, civil rights and gay rights, and the cultural dominance of the professional-managerial class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApplying the methodologies of periodical studies and the theoretical concerns of masculinity studies, this book recontextualizes the prose and fiction of these authors by analyzing them in the material context of the magazine. Relating each author's articulation of masculinity to the advertisements, editorials, and articles published in each issue, \u003ci\u003eLeading with the Chin\u003c\/i\u003e shows that \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e reflected and helped to shape the forces that structured American masculinity in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919525822622,"sku":"ING-9781487522162","price":55.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781487522162.jpg?v=1782813506","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781487522162","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}