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"A very welcome book that certainly reaffirms--with new material and approaches--that the entrance of women into the world of the historical university was arguably the most revolutionary event in the long social history of a special kind of institution." —Victorian Studies



Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Constructing Superiority: The University and the Undergraduate
2. The Transition from Boyhood to Manhood
3. "Your Name and College, Sir?" Discipline and Authority
4. Those "Horrid," "Holy" Schools: Examinations, Competition, and Masculine Struggle
5. "Impervious to the Gentler Sex?" Boat Races, Heterosocial Relations, and Masculinity
6. Girl Graduates and Colonial Students
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher Indiana University Press
      Published 20 July 2015
      ISBN-13 9780253017833
      978-0253017833
      ISBN-10 0253017831
      Also in:
      Gender studies, gender groups

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      "A very welcome book that certainly reaffirms--with new material and approaches--that the entrance of women into the world of the historical university was arguably the most revolutionary event in the long social history of a special kind of institution." —Victorian Studies



      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Acknowledgments
      Introduction
      1. Constructing Superiority: The University and the Undergraduate
      2. The Transition from Boyhood to Manhood
      3. "Your Name and College, Sir?" Discipline and Authority
      4. Those "Horrid," "Holy" Schools: Examinations, Competition, and Masculine Struggle
      5. "Impervious to the Gentler Sex?" Boat Races, Heterosocial Relations, and Masculinity
      6. Girl Graduates and Colonial Students
      Conclusion
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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