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Soldier snapshots : masculinity, play, and friendship in the everyday photographs of men in the American military by Jay Mechling is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>In Soldier Snapshots Jay Mechling explores how American men socially construct their performance of masculinity in everyday life in all-male friendship groups during their service in the military. The evidence Mechling analyzes is a collection of vernacular photographs, “snapshots,” of and by American soldiers, sailors, Marines, and aviators. Since almost all of the snapshots are photographs taken of men by other men, this book offers a unique view into the social construction, performance, a

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Author

Jay Mechling

Publisher

University Press of Kansas

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780700632923

Category

history

Subjects

Photography, History, Sociology

Updated

2026-03-25