Making Men in Ghana by Stephan F Miescher
By featuring the life histories of eight senior men, this work explores the changing meaning of becoming a man in modern Africa. It concentrates on the ideals and expectations that formed around men who were prominent in their communities when Ghana became an independent nation.After a quarter-century of gender ethnography focusing on women, this study on manhood is long overdue. . . Apart from being a fascinating retrospective of eight full lives, this book is indeed a mnemonic monument for these same men and their children.
* Africa *Stephan F. Miescher is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is co-editor of African Words, African Voices: Critical Practices in Oral History (IUP, 2001) and of Men and Masculinities in Modern Africa.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780253217868 |
| ISBN 10 | 0253217865 |
| Title | Making Men in Ghana |
| Author | Stephan F Miescher |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press |
| Year published | 2005-11-24 |
| Number of pages | 360 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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