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A superb analysis of societal change through the lens of a great historian, John F. Kasson. Kasson's thoughtful and thorough comparison of two figures who symbolize a distress signal by a society in turmoil, a de-humanization of the workforce, a reconstruction of gender roles, a "watering down" of old values, the ushering in of brand new values that often clash with old ones, causing enormous anxiety and societal pressures that are remedied through identification with Tarzan and Houdini in order to
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Houdini, Tarzan, and the Perfect Man: The White Male Body and the Challenge of Modernity in America by John F. Kasson
marialuchero, December 15, 2008
A superb analysis of societal change through the lens of a great historian, John F. Kasson. Kasson's thoughtful and thorough comparison of two figures who symbolize a distress signal by a society in turmoil, a de-humanization of the workforce, a reconstruction of gender roles, a "watering down" of old values, the ushering in of brand new values that often clash with old ones, causing enormous anxiety and societal pressures that are remedied through identification with Tarzan and Houdini in order to(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)