Masculinities under Neoliberalism

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Masculinities under Neoliberalism stands out because of its rich case studies and its timely focus on how masculinities are subject to change in a neoliberal system. * Allegra Laboratory * This book is both a valuable and timely contribution to studies of men and masculinities ... can easily find a place in courses for upper-level undergraduate students or in graduate courses on masculinities, gender, or globalization. * Culture, Society and Masculinities * Readers from a wide range of disciplines will appreciate the far-reaching scope of the volume ... It is a welcome addition to any social science syllabus dealing with gender, capitalism, and the intersection of the two. * Gender, Place and Culture * Masculinities under Neoliberalism is not just an important, comprehensible and extremely timely endeavour to grasp the immeasurable impacts of neoliberal reforms ... [the book] is itself a historical document, a product of its own time, written in the incongruous prose of urgency and futility that captures the spirit of today ... a profound dissection into different life-worlds. * Journal of Extreme Anthropology * Impressive and path-setting ... The contributors have taken a giant step beyond inappropriate generalizing and abstracting in masculinist studies. * Journal of Men's Studies * A thought-provoking, cohesive, and engrossing collection of anthropological research that will be of interest to all masculinity scholars. * Men and Masculinities * /i>'Provides a rich mosaic of masculinities during a period of economic precarity and social fragmentation, and thus offers not only fresh ways of envisioning the various structures of people's lives, but also contributes to the ongoing topical discussion on masculinities. * Social Anthropology * A powerful mix combining contributions from major figures and emerging stars in masculinities studies. The sparkling analysis throughout should attract new interest and inspire new work in the field. * Matthew Gutmann, Brown University * If, as Schumpeter argued, the essential fact about capitalism is its 'creative destruction,' one of the relationships it disrupts are ideologies of gender. In this essential volume, the authors show how globalization brings dislocation, upheaval, and migrations to older ideas about masculinity, leading to other forms of destabilization. * Michael Kimmel, executive director, Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities * An important and fascinating contribution to global perspectives on what it means to be a man in a time of rising inequality and economic uncertainty. * Nikki van der Gaag, author of Feminism and Men * With its vivid pictures of masculinities under stress in different regions and cultures, Masculinities Under Neoliberalism is a very rich resource for understanding contemporary men's and women's lives. * Raewyn Connell, University of Sydney (Emerita) * In this book we have a rare and rich tapestry of individual and groups of men operating against the vast backdrop of neoliberalism. This is a fine book with a surprisingly hopeful message. * Robert Morell, University of Cape Town * A timely volume with an important introduction by the editors which will set the terms of the debate on issues of men and masculinity for some time to come. The arguments should be accessible to advanced undergraduates as well as graduate students, and the book will be useful in anthropology and gender courses alike. * Sherry B. Ortner, University of Michigan * A wonderful and politically timely collection with a global reach Masculinities under Neoliberalism brings together insightful ethnographic studies that explore changing power and anxieties of men's lives in different cultural contexts. Interdisciplinary and grounded in comparative approaches it explores what is happening to men and masculinities in tense times of global economic crisis and rising inequalities. * Victor Seidler, Goldsmiths, University of London *