ABSTRACT

Examines the construction of images of masculinity and the effect they have on identity, sexuality and sexual politics. Influences from black and white culture are explored as well as the ironies of class, colour and sexuality.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

Narratives of Consumption

part One|75 pages

The Cultural Authority of Style

part Two|57 pages

Commercial Epistemologies: Advertising, Marketing and Retailing since the 1950s

part Three|53 pages

Topographies of Taste: Place, Space and Identity in 1980s London

chapter |7 pages

Conclusion