Christopher Forth's book on the concept of masculinity postulated in Western civilizations provides a transnational, fact-oriented historical narrative of the controversial concept of masculinity since 1500. In his book, Forth aims to connect the research on masculinity with research on the civilizing process and the body. To this end, he has chosen to argue that the perceived notion of masculinity as a contemporary phenomenon in “crisis” is not a new problem. The constant rhetoric has done much to heighten tension by creating a sense of urgency, however he argues that while modern civilization promotes the interest of men, it often simultaneously deconstructs the bodily basis of male privilege, so that modernity and masculinity are in a constant fluid state. of instability. Forth sets out to explain his argument by chronologically checking the unsettled historical details of masculinity from the period between 1500 and 1750 to the present. Forth approaches the topic starting from various themes. It links many notions about masculinity to practices that protect men from the growing vagaries of civilization, such as class, diet, health, hygiene, exercise, and violence. His ability to focus on these connections lends credence to the idea that lifestyle changes fostered through the process of civilization relate to the physical expression of male virility. This carefully structured book is divided into three parts; Forth explores the rules and regulations prescribed for self-controlled but anxious gentlemen during the 16th century and through the 19th century, to the commercialized primitives of the late 20th century. The first part deals with the challenges that a growing civilization endangers... middle of paper... a strong and healthy body. Struggles with identity issues often forced men to doubt as specific models of the male body were drawn to exemplify the meaning of what was male and masculine while the civilizing process often constructed and deconstructed national and individual identities, in particular. Therefore, if the body is to be defended from external threats, the body politic must be protected to repel weak and soft foreign cultures. Therefore, when considering both circumstances, military-style procedures that increase durability and resistance and other strength conditioning processes could redefine the body and create specific and lasting differences between male and female, national and foreign. Forth convinces the reader that real men were civilized but also needed the protection and guidance from becoming effeminate offered by the civilizing process.