{"product_id":"the-age-of-the-bachelor-9780691070551","title":"The Age of the Bachelor","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescribes the urban bachelor life that took shape in the late nineteenth century, when a significant population of single men migrated to American cities. This book also describe a complex subculture that continues to affect the larger meanings of manhood and manliness in American society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1999 \"For many men, the bachelor lifestyle became the defining act of being a man: living unencumbered by family and free to indulge in the many pleasures city life offered. Rigorously documented but very accessible to readers of American culture.\"--Booklist \"This vivid study examines the salacious, sensuous bachelor lifestyle at the height of its prominence... Chudacoff's research and methodology are admirable, offering a fine mix of evidence, anecdote, biographical account, and sociological material to explore all important aspects of his subject. A well-rounded view of the turn-of-the-century bachelor, particularly valuable to readers drawn to the cultural landscape of Victorian America.\"--Kirkus Reviews \"Sharp, insightful, and always entertaining, The Age of the Bachelor is an example of cultural history at its best.\"--Michael Bronski, The Boston Phoenix Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowlegments ix  Introduction The Age of the Bachclor 3  Chapter One Bachelorhood in Early American History 21  Chapter Two Why So Many Bachelors? 45  Chapter Three The Domestic Lives of Bachelors 75  Chapter Four Institutional Life 106  Chapter Five Associations: Formal and Interpersonal 146  Chapter Six The Popular Culture of Bachelorhood 185  Chapter Seven Bachelor Subculture and Male Culture 217  Chapter Eight The Decline and Resurgence of Bachelorhood, 1930-1995 251  Appendix 283  Notes 291  Index 335","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359102337367,"sku":"9780691070551","price":40.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691070551.jpg?v=1754123597","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-age-of-the-bachelor-9780691070551","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}