Global masculinities and manhood / edited by Ronald L Jackson, II and Murali Balaji ; foreword by Molefi K. Asante.

" Bringing together an array of interdisciplinary voices, Global Masculinities and Manhood examines the concept of masculinity from the perspectives of cultures around the world. In the era of globalization, masculinity continues to be studied in a Western-centric context. Contributors to this...

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Other Authors: Balaji, Murali, 1979- Jackson, Ronald L., 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2011], ©2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Negotiating Jamaican masculinities / Maurice Hall
  • Queer(y)ing masculinities / Bryant Keith Alexander
  • Disposable masculinities in Istanbul / Nil Mutluer
  • Wounded masculinity and nationhood in Peru / Margarita Saona
  • Postcolonial masculinity and commodity culture in Kenya / Mich Nyawalo
  • War, masculinity, and Native Americans / Kathleen Glenister Roberts
  • Representing Aboriginal masculinity in Howard's Australia / Shino Konishi
  • Beyond Jackie Chan / Murali Balaji
  • Body politics : masculinities in sport / Kath Woodward.