Men and masculinities in south India /

"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 a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Osella, Caroline (Author), Osella, Filippo (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2006.
Series:Anthem South Asian studies.
Subjects:
Men > India, South.
Masculinity > India, South.
Hommes > Inde (Sud)
Masculinité > Inde (Sud)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Masculinity.
Men.
Mannen.
Mannelijkheid.
South India.
Zuid-India.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface/Acknowledgements; Dedication; Main Body; Chapter 1. Introduction: Masculinities in South Asia; Notes; Chapter 2. How to Make a Man?; Notes; Chapter 3. Working Men's Lives; Notes; Chapter 4. Men of Substance: Earning and Spending; Notes; Chapter 5. Producing Heterosexuality: Flirting and Romancing; Notes; Chapter 6. Negotiating Heterosexuality: Pornography, Masturbation and 'Secret Love'; Notes; Chapter 7. Homosocial Spaces: The Sabarimala Pilgrimage; Notes; Chapter 8. Masculine Styles: Young Men and Movie Heroes; Notes.

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