Imagined Masculinities
Male Identity and Culture in the Modern Middle East
September 2006
Trade Paperback · 294 Pages
$19.95 U.S. · $24.00 CAN
ISBN 9780863560422
Saqi Books
Trade Paperback · 294 Pages
$19.95 U.S. · $24.00 CAN
ISBN 9780863560422
Saqi Books
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Description
Writings on gender in the Middle East generally neglect issues of male identity. Arguing that masculinity is as socially constructed as femininity, the authors investigate the ways in which men are acting, reacting, and adapting to the structural upheaval of the “traditional” family.
About the Authors
Mai Ghoussoub is the author of Leaving Beirut: Women and the Wars Within as well as numerous articles on culture, aesthetics and Middle Eastern issues for international journals.