Boys and their Toys: Masculinity, Class and Technology in America

Our second volume with the Hagley Museum and Library 's Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society,Boys and Their Toysis a collection of essays that places masculinity and work at the core of class formation. Negotiating the divide betweenrespectable manhoodandrough manhoodthis book explores masculinity at work and at play through provocative essays on labor unions, railroads, vocational training programs, and NASCAR racing. This groundbreaking collection begins new insights into the complexities of masculinity, and its relationship to class and society. It's a fresh and original exploration of gender, business, and culture that is sure to appeal to readers of Gail Bederman and Michael Kimmell.

Roger Horowitz is associate director of the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware