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African Masculinities

Men in Africa from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present

Bibliographic Data

ID20428691
EditorsLahoucine Ouzgane, Robert Morrell (0000-0002-6096-486X)
Year2005
Publication date2005-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueAfrican Masculinities (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan Limited (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1057/9781403979605
OpenAlexW4252018284
ISBN9781403979605
Open LibraryOL37090455M
LanguageEN
Citations received82

While masculinity studies enjoys considerable growth in the West, there is very little analysis of African masculinities. This volume explores what it means for an African to be masculine and how male

African identity · African masculinities · African men · Gender · Masculinity · Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Gender and Feminist Studies · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Africa · Sex differences (Psychology) · Social life and customs

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Citations per year4.32
Citation span2007 - 2026 (20)
Highly citedNo
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