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Men of the Global South
Doctor Adam Jones
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Description for Men of the Global South
Hardcover. While there is a broad feminist literature on the lives and experiences of Third World women and their role in development, there has been a tendency either to ignore men as gendered subjects, or to consign them to stereotypical gender roles, often as exploiters of Third World women. This reader focuses on the lives and roles of Third World men. Series: Global Masculinities. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 153. Weight in Grams: 810.
Men of the Global South: A Reader is the most diverse and accessible volume yet published on men and masculinities throughout the developing world. A Reader that also offers a wide range of original contributions, it explores male experience in a uniquely vivid and accessible way. Adam Jones provides a framing introduction that surveys the growing literature on Southern men and masculinities, and links it to the broader study of gender and development. Six main sections portray different aspects of male experience in the global South: 'Family and Sexuality', ;Ritual & Belief', 'Work', 'Governance and Conflict', 'Migrations' and 'Masculinities in ... Read more
Men of the Global South: A Reader is the most diverse and accessible volume yet published on men and masculinities throughout the developing world. A Reader that also offers a wide range of original contributions, it explores male experience in a uniquely vivid and accessible way. Adam Jones provides a framing introduction that surveys the growing literature on Southern men and masculinities, and links it to the broader study of gender and development. Six main sections portray different aspects of male experience in the global South: 'Family and Sexuality', ;Ritual & Belief', 'Work', 'Governance and Conflict', 'Migrations' and 'Masculinities in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Series
Global Masculinities
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842775127
SKU
V9781842775127
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About Doctor Adam Jones
Adam Jones is Associate Research Fellow in the Genocide Studies Program at Yale University.
Reviews for Men of the Global South
'Men of the Global South fills a big gap in the literature, and raises a challenge to the gender and development mainstream to explain why it overlooks the gendered lives of men as well as women.' Judy El-Bushra 'This impressive collection is a much needed contribution to the visibility and understanding of diversity in the lives of men from ... Read more