To Be a Man Is Not a One-Day Job: Masculinity, Money, and Intimacy in Nigeria

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Refrains about financial hardship are ubiquitous in contemporary Nigeria, frequently expressed through the idiom "to be a man is not a one-day job." But while men talk constantly about money, underlying their economic worries are broader concerns about the shifting meanings of masculinity, amid changing expectations and practices of intimacy.

Drawing on twenty-five years of experience in southeastern Nigeria, Daniel Jordan Smith takes readers...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:022649165X

ISBN13:9780226491653

Release Date:November 2017

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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To Be a Man Is Not a One-Day Job: Masculinity, Money, and Intimacy in Nigeria

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