{"title":"Ronnie Grinberg","description":"\u003cp\u003eRonnie Grinberg is a distinguished author known for her intellectual contributions to the fields of history and gender studies. Her works delve into the intricate interplay between societal narratives and the roles of men, with a particular focus on how masculinity is constructed and perceived throughout history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her insightful collection, which includes titles like \u003cem\u003eWrite Like a Man\u003c\/em\u003e, Grinberg offers a profound exploration into the ways men have expressed themselves and been perceived through the ages. Her writing combines rigorous historical research with an engaging narrative style, making complex topics accessible and intriguing for both scholars and casual readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrinberg's books are a compelling resource for anyone interested in understanding the historical context behind modern gender dynamics and the military's role in shaping these narratives. Her work invites readers to reflect thoughtfully on the past while considering its implications for the present and future.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"write-like-a-man-by-ronnie-grinberg-9780691193090","title":"Write like a Man","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow virility and Jewishness became hallmarks of postwar New York's combative intellectual scene\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the years following World War II, the New York intellectuals became some of the most renowned critics and writers in the country. Although mostly male and Jewish, this prominent group also included women and non-Jews. Yet all of its members embraced a secular Jewish machismo that became a defining characteristic of the contemporary experience. \u003cem\u003eWrite like a Man\u003c\/em\u003e examines how the New York intellectuals shared a uniquely American conception of Jewish masculinity that prized verbal confrontation, polemical aggression, and an unflinching style of argumentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRonnie Grinberg paints illuminating portraits of figures such as Norman Mailer, Hannah Arendt, Lionel and Diana Trilling, Mary McCarthy, Norman Podhoretz, Midge Decter, and Irving Howe. She describes how their construction of Jewish masculinity helped to propel the American Jew from outsider to insider even as they clashed over its meaning in a deeply anxious project of self-definition. Along the way, Grinberg sheds light on their fraught encounters with the most contentious issues and ideas of the day, from student radicalism and the civil rights movement to feminism, Freudianism, and neoconservatism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA spellbinding chronicle of mid-century America, \u003cem\u003eWrite like a Man\u003c\/em\u003e shows how a combative and intellectually grounded vision of Jewish manhood contributed to the masculinisation of intellectual life and shaped some of the most important political and cultural debates of the postwar era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852772626668,"sku":"9780691193090","price":74.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1918043482434.jpg?v=1759163979"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ronnie-grinberg.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}