{"id":1406,"date":"2014-09-04T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T16:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/?p=1406"},"modified":"2014-12-06T00:22:38","modified_gmt":"2014-12-06T08:22:38","slug":"universal-hunks-a-pictorial-history-of-muscular-men-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/universal-hunks-a-pictorial-history-of-muscular-men-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Book review: Universal Hunks: A Pictorial History of Muscular Men around the World, by David L. Chapman and  Douglas Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/universal-hunks.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1407\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/universal-hunks.jpeg\" alt=\"universal hunks\" width=\"140\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/universal-hunks-a-pictorial-history-of-muscular-men-around-the-world-1895-1975\/oclc\/853308955&amp;referer=brief_results\">Chapman, David L. and Brown, Douglas. <em>Universal Hunks: A Pictorial History of Muscular Men around the World, 1895-1975. <\/em>Arsenal Pulp Press. 2013. $29.95. 303p. PB. 978-1-55152-509-9.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Filled with delightful historical photographs of body builders from the late 19<sup>th<\/sup> century to the mid-20<sup>th<\/sup> century, <em>Universal Hunks<\/em> does not fail to deliver exactly what its title suggests. Every page is full of photographs, advertisements, and even propaganda posters featuring muscle men throughout the world and history. <em>Hunks<\/em> is definitely a feast for the eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Brown introduces the book with an essay on the rise of popularity of the body builder in the late 19<sup>th<\/sup> century. Following sections for each geographical region of the world and short essays describe the impact of this emphasis on the male physique. It should be noted that <em>Universal<\/em> <em>Hunks <\/em>is a sequel of sorts to Chapman&#8217;s earlier book, <em>American Hunks<\/em>. Those interested in that focus should refer to that book, also recommended. Each photograph or advertisement has a caption, occasionally quite cheeky, interpreting what the particular piece represents, whether it be through an art historical, historical, or GLBT lens. The book frequently provides a short biographical note on a particularly famous muscle man and his lasting effect on the world of body building.<\/p>\n<p><em>Universal Hunks<\/em> would fit in well with a public or academic library&#8217;s art history, history, or GLBT collections. Due to the nudity included in this book, I would recommend this to patrons ages 16 and up.<\/p>\n<p>Reviewer: Talia Earle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapman, David L. and Brown, Douglas. Universal Hunks: A Pictorial History of Muscular Men around the World, 1895-1975. Arsenal Pulp Press. 2013. $29.95. 303p. PB. 978-1-55152-509-9. Filled with delightful historical photographs of body builders from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century, Universal Hunks does not fail to deliver exactly what its title suggests. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1190,"featured_media":1407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[27,19,41],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1406"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1190"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}