Caroline Osella, Filippo Osella

Men and Masculinities in South India (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

An anthropological examination of masculinity within South Asian societies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781843313991
• Artikelnr.: 44457300

Autorenporträt

Caroline Osella lectures in Medical Anthropology at SOAS. Her research interests include Asian migrants in the Persian Gulf, sexuality, consumption and the fashion, clothing and food of South Asia.

Filippo Osella is a senior Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Sussex. His doctoral research was conducted in rural Kerala, South India, and examined issues of stratification, identity and social mobility among an ex-'untouchable' community.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknoledgements
1. Introduction: Masculinites in South Asia
2. How to Make a Man?
3. Working Men's Lives
4. Men of Substance: Earning and Spending
5. Producing Heterosexuality: Flirting and Romancing
6. Negotiating Heterosexuality: Pornography, Masturbation and 'Secret Love'
7. Homosocial Spaces: The Sabarimala Pilgrimage
8. Masculine Styles: Young Men and Movie Heroes
9. Conclusions
Glossary
Bibliography
  Index