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African Masculinities : Men in Africa from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present / / by L. Ouzgane, R. Morrell



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Titolo: African Masculinities : Men in Africa from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present / / by L. Ouzgane, R. Morrell Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2005
Edizione: 1st ed. 2005.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (325 p.)
Disciplina: 305.31096
Soggetto topico: Sex
Ethnology - Africa
Culture
Sociology
Communication
Culture - Study and teaching
Africa - History
Gender Studies
African Culture
Media and Communication
Cultural Studies
African History
Altri autori: OuzganeLahoucine  
MorrellRobert  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; African Masculinities: An Introduction; I: Interpreting Masculinities; II: Representing Masculinities; III: Constructing Masculinities; IV: Contesting Masculinities; Index
Sommario/riassunto: While masculinity studies enjoys considerable growth in the West, there is very little analysis of African masculinities. This volume explores what it means for an African to be masculine and how male identity is shaped by cultural forces. The editors believe that to tackle the important questions in Africa-the many forms of violence (wars, genocides, familial violence and crime) and the AIDS pandemic-it is necessary to understand how a combination of a colonial past, patriarchal cultural structures and a variety of religious and knowledge systems creates masculine identities and sexualities. The work done in the book particularly bears in mind how vulnerability and marginalization produce complex forms of male identity. The book is interdisciplinary and is the first in-depth and comprehensive study of African men as a gendered category.
Titolo autorizzato: African Masculinities  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 9786611368265
9781281368263
1281368261
9781403979605
140397960X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910970549003321
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