The Palgrave Handbook of Masculinity and Political Culture in Europe 1st Edition by Christopher Fletcher, Sean Brady, Rachel Moss, Lucy Riall ISBN 1137585374 9781137585370

Introduction to Masculinity and Politics

1. Masculinity and Politik
   • An introduction to the relationship between masculinity and political authority across different periods of history.

Ancient and Medieval Masculinities

1. Power, Authority, and Phallic Representations in Ancient Roman Society

   • Examines how masculinity, power, and phallic symbols were represented in Roman culture.

2. Between Bishops and Barbarians: The Rulers of the Later Roman Empire

   • Discusses the roles of masculinity in governance and leadership during the later Roman Empire.

3. The Rise and Fall of the High Chamberlain Eutropius: Eunuch Identity, the Third Sex, and Power in Fourth-Century Byzantium

   • Analyzes the eunuch Eutropius and his complex relationship with power and identity in the Byzantine Empire.

4. Virile Women and Effeminate Men: Gendered Judgements and the Exercise of Power in the Ottonian Empire c. 1000 CE

   • Explores gendered expectations and their impact on political power in the Ottonian Empire.

5. Creating Kin, Extending Authority: Blood-Brotherhood and Power in Medieval Iceland

   • Focuses on the role of blood-brotherhood in the exercise of power and authority in medieval Iceland.

6. Beyond Celibacy: Medieval Bishops, Power, and Masculinity in the Middle Ages

   • Discusses the intersection of celibacy, power, and masculinity among medieval bishops.

Masculinity and Political Struggles in the Late Middle Ages

1. Masculinity and Political Struggle in the Cities of the Crown of Castile at the End of the Middle Ages

   • Analyzes the role of masculinity in political struggles within the cities of Castile during the late medieval period.

2. ‘By This My Beard Which Hangs From My Face’: The Masculinity of the French Princes in the Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War

   • Examines the symbolic significance of masculinity through the beards of French princes during the civil war.

Early Modern Masculinity and Political Power

1. Monarchy and Masculinity in Early Modern England

   • A study of the relationship between monarchy and masculinity in early modern England.

2. Manhood and the English Revolution

   • Investigates how masculinity was articulated and redefined during the English Revolution.

3. A Man’s Sphere? British Politics in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

   • Examines how masculinity influenced British political spheres in the 18th and 19th centuries.

4. ‘I Tremble Lest My Powers of Thought are not What They Ought to Be’: Reputation and the Masculine Anxieties of an Eighteenth-Century Statesman

   • Analyzes the political and personal anxieties surrounding masculinity in the life of an 18th-century British statesman.

5. Antonio Canova’s Statue of King Ferdinand IV and the Gendering of Neapolitan Sovereignty

   • Explores the gendered representation of Neapolitan sovereignty through Antonio Canova’s statue of King Ferdinand IV.

Victorian Masculinities and Political Culture

1. Psychological Androgyny, Romanticism, and the Radical Challenge to Hegemonic Masculinity in England, 1790–1840

   • Investigates the radical challenges to traditional masculinity in Romantic-era England, focusing on psychological androgyny.

2. The Dominant and the Dominated: Power Relations and Intimate Authorities in the Personal Diary of the Jurist Eugène Wilhelm (1885–1951)

   • A study of power relations and masculinity through the personal diary of jurist Eugène Wilhelm.

3. Eminently Queer Victorians and the Bloomsbury Group’s Critique of British Leadership

   • Analyzes the queer critique of British leadership by the Bloomsbury Group in the Victorian era.

Masculinity and Political Movements in the 20th Century

1. Masculinity, Political Culture, and the Rise of Nazism

   • Explores the connection between masculinity and political culture during the rise of Nazism in Germany.

2. Masculinities and Parliamentary Culture in Modern Britain

   • Discusses how masculinity shaped parliamentary culture in modern Britain.

3. From Mussolini to Berlusconi: Masculinity and Political Leadership in Post-War Italy

   • Analyzes the evolution of masculinity in political leadership from Mussolini to Berlusconi in Italy after World War II.

Erratum

1. Erratum to: The Palgrave Handbook of Masculinity and Political Culture in Europe
   • A correction or revision to the text from The Palgrave Handbook of Masculinity and Political Culture in Europe.