{"product_id":"make-me-a-man-sikata-banerjee-9780791463680","title":"Make Me a Man!: Masculinity, Hinduism, and Nationalism in India","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLooks at the ideals of masculine Hinduism--and the corresponding feminine ideals--that have built the Indian nation, and explores their consequences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMake Me a Man! argues that ideas about manhood play a key role in building and sustaining the modern nation. It examines a particular expression of nation and manliness: masculine Hinduism. This ideal, which emerged from India's experience of British imperialism, is characterized by martial prowess, muscular strength, moral fortitude, and a readiness to go to battle. Embodied in the images of the Hindu soldier and the warrior monk, masculine Hinduism is rooted in a rigid \"us versus them\" view of nation that becomes implicated in violence and intolerance. Masculine Hinduism also has important connotations for women, whose roles in this environment consist of the heroic mother, chaste wife, and celibate, masculinized warrior. All of these roles shore up the \"us versus them\" dichotomy and constrict women's lives by imposing particular norms and encouraging limits on women's freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSikata Banerjee notes that the nationalism defined by masculine Hinduism draws on a more general narrative of nation found in many cultures. If the outcomes of this narrative are to be resisted, the logic of masculinity, armed manhood, and nation need to be examined in diverse contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sikata Banerjee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791463680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791463680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 14.26w x 0.47d","brand":"Sikata Banerjee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520293912831,"sku":"9780791463680","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_52616cd4-636b-4c9c-b177-677ecd70df06.jpg?v=1762884719","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/make-me-a-man-sikata-banerjee-9780791463680","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}