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The International Journal of the History of Sport Volume 24, 2007 - Issue 12: Gender, Sport, Science: Selected Writings of Roberta J. Park
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Muscles, symmetry and action: ‘do you measure up?’ defining masculinity in Britain and America from the 1860s to the early 1900s

Roberta J. ParkCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1604-1636 | Published online: 20 Nov 2007

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