Economies of the male body productivity, pathology, and pleasure in urban Egypt edited by Carl Rommel and Karin Ahlberg

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schielke, Joska Samuli

Contributor:

Rommel, Carl, editor.

Ahlberg, Karin, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Men--Egypt--Economic conditions--21st century.

Men.

Men--Egypt--Social conditions--21st century.

Masculinity--Egypt--History--21st century.

Masculinity.

Sex role--Egypt--History--21st century.

Sex role.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

The American University in Cairo Press, 2026.

Cairo New York The American University in Cairo Press 2026

Summary:

"Based on long-term research in Cairo and Alexandria and grounded in ethnographic stories and intimate portrayals, Economies of the Male Body takes up masculinity in Egypt from an important new angle: male bodies in conditions of overwork, illness, as well as pleasure and recreation. The contributors to this volume center bottom-up everyday perspectives, in which the men appear as real flesh-and-blood human beings, embodying both their society's gendered ideals as well as their own personal trajectories and idiosyncrasies. They set out to substantiate how underlying economic and social conditions undermine non-elite men's ability to eat a varied diet, get proper rest, participate in sports, be loving and present husbands, and, more generally, lead rich, full, and worthwhile lives. Economies of the Male Body shows how the health of Egyptian men, many of whom are overweight and overworked, and Egypt's grim health statistics of high premature male mortality among men of lower socioeconomic classes should be read not as a result of substandard awareness among the population, but as a record of visceral inequalities generated by late capitalism and a global economic system that disproportionately burdens underprivileged bodies."-- Provided by publisher

Notes:

Some online versions lack accompanying media packaged with the printed version

Includes bibliographical references

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 24, 2026)

ISBN:

9781649035127

1649035128

OCLC:

1612409177

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