Unveiling Men: Modern Masculinities in Twentieth-Century Iran (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780815636038)

For years, Iranian academics, writers, and scholars have equated national development and progress with the reform of men's sexual behavior. Modern intellectuals repudiated native sexuality in Iran, just as their European counterparts in France and Germany did, arguing that transforming male identity was essential to the recovery of the nation.

DeSouza offers an alternate narrative of modern Iranian masculinity as an attempt to redraw social hierarchies among men. Moving beyond rigid portrayals of Islamic patriarchy and female oppression, she analyzes debates about manhood and maleness in early twentieth-century Iran, particularly around questions of race and sexuality. DeSouza presents the larger implications of Pahlavi hegemonic masculinity in creating racialized male subjects and "productive" sexualities. In addition, she explores a cross-pollination with Europe, identifying how the "East" shaped visions of European male identity.

Author: Wendy Desouza
ISBN-10: 0815636032
ISBN-13: 9780815636038
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/25/2019
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 8.60w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2019