Men and Masculinities in South India

Informationen zum Autor Filippo Osella is the Professor Of Anthropology And South Asian Studies at the University of Sussex. He is the author of Social Mobility in Kerala (Pluto Press! 2000) and the editor of Religion and the morality of the market (CUP! 2017). Caroline Osella is a Reader in Anthropology with a specialism in South Asia. She teaches at the School of Oriental and African Studies! University of London. She is the author of Social Mobility in Kerala (Pluto Press! 2000). Klappentext An anthropological examination of masculinity within South Asian societies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Caroline Osella, Caroline Osella Osella, Filippo Osella, Osella Caroline, Osella Filippo
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2006
• EAN: 9781843312321
• ISBN: 978-1-84331-232-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Anthem South Asian Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men