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...

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.

Author: Mai Ghoussoub
Publisher: Saqi Books
Published: 09/01/2006
Pages: 294
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780863560422


Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2001 pg. 1352
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2001 pg. 109

About the Author
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.