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Live and die like a man : gender dynamics in urban Egypt / Farha Ghannam

Ghannam, Farha, 1963-

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2013]

Online Ressource (xii, 222 pages .)

Englisch

Introduction : masculinity in urban EgyptUncertain trajectories : the joys and sorrows of boyhood -- Plans and stands : the challenge of being single at forty -- Women and the making of proper men -- Gendered violence : local and national articulations -- Sickness, death, and a good ending -- Conclusion : masculine trajectories and national paths.

Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record

Erscheint auch als: Ghannam, Farha, 1963- : Live and die like a man. - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2013] (Druck-Ausgabe)

0-8047-8791-3 (electronic bk.); 978-0-8047-8791-8 ( : electronic bk.)

0-8047-8328-4 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 0-8047-8329-2 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 978-0-8047-8328-6 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 978-0-8047-8329-3 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

OCoLC: 859581844     

OCoLC: 859581844 (aus SWB)     

Online-Ausg.

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Aggregator-Datenbank (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

HQ1090.7.E3

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LOC-SH: Masculinity -- Egypt ; Men -- Socialization -- Egypt ; Sex role -- Egypt ; Egypt -- Social conditions -- 1981- ; Social norms ; Men -- Socialization -- Egypt ; Masculinity -- Egypt ; Egypt -- Social conditions -- 1981- ; Sex role -- Egypt ; Sex role -- Egypt ; Social norms ; Egypt -- Social conditions -- 1981- ; Masculinity -- Egypt ; Men -- Socialization -- Egypt ; Electronic books

Masculinity / Egypt ; Men / Socialization / Egypt ; Sex role / Egypt ; Electronic books ; Social norms ; Masculinity ; Men ; Socialization ; Sex role ; Social conditions ; Egypt ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations

Watching the revolution of January 2011, the world saw Egyptians, men and women, come together to fight for freedom and social justice. These events gave renewed urgency to the fraught topic of gender in the Middle East. The role of women in public life, the meaning of manhood, and the future of gender inequalities are hotly debated by religious figures, government officials, activists, scholars, and ordinary citizens throughout Egypt. Live and Die Like a Man presents a unique twist on traditional understandings of gender and gender roles, shifting the attention to men and explorin