Beschreibung:
Geir Henning Presterudstuen provides an ethnographic account of how men in the multicultural urban centres of Fiji perceive, construct and perform masculinities in the context of rapid social change.
PrefaceAcknowledgements1. Modernities, Masculinities and the Fijian Body: Connections and Conceptualizations2. Performing Masculinity through Christian Devotion: Methodism and Manhood3. 'Living in Hell': Performing Indo-Fijian Masculinities4. Making a Living: Land, Labour, Trade and Tradition for Modern Fijian Men.5. Drinking, Hyper-masculinity and Insolence 6. Betting-men and Bad Money: Modern Masculinities and Consumption7. Sex, Sexualities and the Modern BodyPostscript: Modern Masculinities in Fiji and Theoretical ImplicationsNotesBibliography Index