The Male Body: A New Look at Men in Public and in Private

'A prodigiosly researched tour through movies, TV art, advertising, fashion, celebrity culture, pop psychology, social science, liiterarture, medicine and more' - Village Voice 'Remarkable, and not just because it is by a female scholar who has been through the gender wars. It is very tough. It is also very tender. Provocative, unexpected and winning' - New York Times. A candid, cutural analysis of the male body in all its forms which goes on to scrutinise the presentation of maleness in everyday life.