Genders and Sexualities in History: The Norwegian Missionaries in South-East Africa

What kind of men were missionaries? What kind of masculinity did they represent, in ideology as well as in practice? Presupposing masculinity to be a cluster of cultural ideas and social practices that change over time and space, and not a stable entity with a natural, inherent meaning, Kristin Fjelde Tjelle seeks to answer such questions.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349463466

DOI: 10.1057/9781137336361

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 325