Spall Manhood, Morality & the Transformation of Angolan Society

MPLA Veterans & Post-war Dynamics
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-78744-886-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 220 Seiten

A detailed examination of African war veterans that reveals the changes they wrought on postwar transition and society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Spall, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - the moral economy of masculinity, soldiering and war
"My Life is not a Secure Life": Manhood, ethics and survival amidst the social transformations of war
The moral economy of veterans' political disengagement
"These things are going to ruin the country": The moral economy of social mobility and enrichment
"At the bottom of everything, it was a lack of economic means": Love, money and masculine dignity
Two cultural styles of masculinity
Conclusion - Veteranhood and beyond in comparative perspective

Über Autor(innen)

Spall John:
JOHN SPALL is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of African Studies and Anthropology at the University of Birmingham, UK.