Men and Masculinities in South India (Hardcover, First Edition,)

Men and Masculinities in South India aims to increase understanding of gender within South Asia and especially South Asian masculinities, a topic whose analysis and ethnographising in the region has had a very sketchy beginning and is ripe for more thorough examination. This is, in short, an almost empty field dominated so far by short articles and collections and the time is right for the first full-length ethnographic study of masculinities. This ground-breaking monograph covers a range of areas including work, cross-sex relationships, sexuality, men's friendships, religious practices and leisure. This book is especially concerned with issues arising from debates which broadly argue over the differences and merits of approaches to gender and identity - rooted in essentialism versus performativity. Questions about the tensions between essentialist and performative theories of self and gender are therefore highlighted throughout the book and explored in relation to various bodies of theory and to South Asian understandings of personhood.

General

Imprint:	Anthem Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Anthem South Asian Studies
Release date:	September 2006
First published:	September 2006
Authors:	Caroline Osella • Filippo Osella
Dimensions:	234 x 155 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
Edition:	First Edition,
ISBN-13:	978-1-84331-232-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies
LSN:	1-84331-232-8
Barcode:	9781843312321

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