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Idle Threats

- Men and the Limits of Productivity in Nineteenth Century America

About Idle Threats

Drawing on an impressive array of archival material and multifaceted literary and cultural sources, this book connects the question of unproductivity to other discourses concerning manhood, the value of art, the allure of the frontier, the usefulness of knowledge,the meaning of individuality, and the experience of time, space, and history.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780814789391
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 272
  • Published:
  • October 21, 2012
  • Dimensions:
  • 163x228x19 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 398 g.
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Expected delivery: January 25, 2025
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025
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Description of Idle Threats

Drawing on an impressive array of archival material and multifaceted literary and cultural sources, this book connects the question of unproductivity to other discourses concerning manhood, the value of art, the allure of the frontier, the usefulness of knowledge,the meaning of individuality, and the experience of time, space, and history.

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