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To Be a Man Is Not a One-Day Job
- Masculinity, Money, and Intimacy in Nigeria
Engelsk Hardback
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To Be a Man Is Not a One-Day Job
- Masculinity, Money, and Intimacy in Nigeria
Engelsk Hardback

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Refrains about monetary hardships are ubiquitous in contemporary Nigeria, frequently expressed with the idiom "to be a man is not a one-day job." But while men talk constantly about money, underlying their economic worries are broader concerns about the shifting meanings of masculinity, marked by changing expectations and practices of intimacy. Drawing on his twenty-five years of experience in southeastern Nigeria, Daniel Jordan Smith takes readers through the principal phases and arenas of men's lives: the transition to adulthood; searching for work and making a living; courtship, marriage and fatherhood; fraternal and political relationships among men; and finally, the attainment of elder status and death. He relates men's struggles to fulfill both their own aspirations and society's expectations. He also considers men who behave badly, mistreat their wives and children, or resort to crime and violence. All of these men face similar challenges as they navigate the complex geometry of money and intimacy. Unraveling these connections, Smith argues, provides us with a deeper understanding of both masculinity and society in Nigeria.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
272
ISBN-13:
9780226491516
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
022649151X
Udg. Dato:
24 nov 2017
Længde:
22mm
Bredde:
235mm
Højde:
162mm
Forlag:
The University of Chicago Press
Oplagsdato:
24 nov 2017
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