Description: The complex relationship between nationalism and masculinity has been explored both historically and sociologically with one consistent conclusion: male concepts of courage and virility are at the core of nationalism.
Brief description: Eduardo P. Archetti is a Professor of Social Anthropology, at the University of Oslo.
Review Quotes:
"A fascinating book." --Critique of Anthropology
"A most interesting book." --Culture, Sport & Society "Archetti's volume provides a fascinating introduction to the worlds of male-dominated sports in Argentina, and how notions of maleness are related to the formation of a national identity." --Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute "This is a most ambitious text relating to multiple models of masculinity in the three domains of football, polo, and the tango to changing Argentinian nationalism: a fascinating and successful exercise. There are other domains of masculinity, of course, as Archetti acknowledges ... I hope we will hear more from his informants with their anecdotes and reminiscences." --American Anthropologist "Eduardo Archetti's works have pioneered the cultural studies of Argentinian sport. They have helped to constitute a field of study which nowadays is expanding constantly largely because of his encouragement ... 'Masculinities' represents the climax of his research work ... The text that results is particularly novel. ... 'Masculinities' stands outfor its richness and originality, but fundamentally for its potential capacity, explaining the intricate patterns of the popular identities which are and were synchronically and diachronically reproduced in different scenarios." --Soccer and Society "Archetti covers a lot of ground in this rich and varied book. The work is theoretically sophisticated and based on wide-ranging scholarship." --Journal of Latin American Studies