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Political manhood : red bloods, mollycoddles, & the politics of progressive era reform / Kevin P. Murphy.

Author/creator Murphy, Kevin P., 1963-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionx, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Of mugwumps and mollycoddles : patronage and the political discourse of the "third sex" -- The Tammany within : good government reform and political manhood -- White army in the white city : civic militarism, urban space, and the urban populace -- Socrates in the slums : "social brotherhood" and settlement house reform -- Daddy George and Tom Brown : sexual scandal, political manhood, and self-government reform -- The problem of the impracticables : sentimentality, idealism, and homosexuality -- Epilogue : red bloods and mollycoddles in the twentieth century and beyond.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 275-292) and index.
LCCN 2007038665
ISBN9780231129961 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231129963 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780231503501 (electronic)
ISBN0231503504 (electronic)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ1090.3 .M867 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold