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Men of the world :

By: Hearn, JeffMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Sage Publication Ltd 2015 Description: xv, 262 pagesISBN: 9781446207178 (hbk.); 144620717X (hbk.); 9781446207185 (pbk.); 1446207188 (pbk.)Subject(s): Men | Masculinity | férfiak | férfi | transznacionalizmus | Masculinity | Men | Mann | Männlichkeit | Geschlechterforschung | Geschlechterverhältnis | Kulturkontakt | Globalisierung | Globalisering | Patriarkalism | Transnationalisering | Könsmaktsordning | Våld | Patriarchal attitudes | Globalization | Transnationalism | Male domination (social structure) | Violence | Könsmaktsordning | Män | GlobaliseringDDC classification: 305.3/1 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Introducing men of the world. Which men? Which worlds? ; Locating selves ; Deconstructing the dominant : back to gendered globalization ; From patriarchy to transpatriarchies -- Transpatriarchies in practice. Bodies of emotions : violences and violations ; Structures of organizing : empires, corporations, and activism ; Processes of flows (1) : movements, environments, and migrations ; Processes of flows (2) : ICTs and sexualities ; Transforming transpatriarchies : possible futures -- Postcript : towards the abolition of 'men'?
Summary: "Men of the World brings together autobiographical reflections and memories on changing personal locations, contemporary empirical studies on major power processes, and up-to-date theoretical development. It considers the implications of debates on globalization for analyzing men, and the implications of debates on men and masculinities for globalization, transnational change and transnational patriarchies, as part of engagement and critique focused on the global North. Specific chapters address diverse transnational issues: transnational bodies and emotions in violence, violation and militarism ; transnational organizing across states, big business, global finance, and activism ; transnational movements in the environment, migration, and information and communication technologies and sexualities; and finally, challenges to the gender category of 'men'."--Provided by publisher.
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Books Books Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters).
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Books Books Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters).
HQ1090 .H445 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0160720

Introducing men of the world. Which men? Which worlds? ; Locating selves ; Deconstructing the dominant : back to gendered globalization ; From patriarchy to transpatriarchies -- Transpatriarchies in practice. Bodies of emotions : violences and violations ; Structures of organizing : empires, corporations, and activism ; Processes of flows (1) : movements, environments, and migrations ; Processes of flows (2) : ICTs and sexualities ; Transforming transpatriarchies : possible futures -- Postcript : towards the abolition of 'men'?

"Men of the World brings together autobiographical reflections and memories on changing personal locations, contemporary empirical studies on major power processes, and up-to-date theoretical development. It considers the implications of debates on globalization for analyzing men, and the implications of debates on men and masculinities for globalization, transnational change and transnational patriarchies, as part of engagement and critique focused on the global North. Specific chapters address diverse transnational issues: transnational bodies and emotions in violence, violation and militarism ; transnational organizing across states, big business, global finance, and activism ; transnational movements in the environment, migration, and information and communication technologies and sexualities; and finally, challenges to the gender category of 'men'."--Provided by publisher.

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