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 Motion'. The text, richly complemented by a number of photographs, serves as an ideal introduction to the lives of men and boys from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America/the Caribbean. This book will appeal to students and scholars of gender and development, as well as to general readers interested in gaining a greater understanding and appreciation of men's roles, challenges, and contributions worldwide.
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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.
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Introduction: Worlding Men1. Family and Sexuality2. Ritual and Belief3. Work4. Governance and Conflict5. Migrations6. Masculinities in Motion
'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 the South.' Dubravka Zarkov, Institute of Social Studies 'This pathbreaking set of essays will significantly deepen our understanding of gender and development.' R. Charli Carpenter, University of Pittsburgh 'A landmark work of global gender research, bringing fresh experiences, perspectives and analyses.' Oystein Gullvag Holter, University of Oslo 'The book challenges prevailing prejudices and stereotypes while indicating differences and similarities and introducing new conceptions of masculinity.' Cathrine Brun, Norwegian University of Science and Technology 'This wide-ranging and carefully-selected collection of short articles does exactly what Adam Jones set out to do: it complicates masculinity.' Anne-Marie Goetz, Peace and Security at UNIFEM
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781842775134
Publisert
2006-10-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Zed Books Ltd
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Aldersnivå
05, 06, U, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
448

Forfatter

Biographical note

Adam Jones is Associate Research Fellow in the Genocide Studies Program at Yale University.