African Masculinities - Men in Africa from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)

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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	L. Ouzgane • R. Morrell
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	308
Edition:	2005 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-6587-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies
LSN:	1-4039-6587-0
Barcode:	9781403965875

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