Stephen Sharot is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

• Introduction: Perspectives on Masculinities 1. Early Male Stars 2. Fan Magazines and New Stars 3. The 1920s: Latin Lovers, Leading Men, and He-Man Stars 4. The 1920s: Masculinization, Regular Guys, and Debonairs 5. The Transition to Sound, the Great Depression, and a Woman’s Hollywood 6. The 1930s: Tough Guys and Working-Class Personas 7. The 1930s: British Gentlemen and Leading Men 8. The 1930s: Glamorous Males, Debonairs, Crooners, and New Stars Conclusion: World War II and After Bibliography About the Author Index

A historically detailed work that illuminates, through extensive engagement with primary and archival resources, the evolution of on- and offscreen representations of masculinity in Hollywood’s heyday and how so many persist into the present. The social tensions the author traces over time, including the production contexts for the films and publicity material he examines, make the book especially useful, as well as fascinating, for scholars and general readers alike.