City of Men: Masculinities and Everyday Morality on Public Transport

by Romit Chowdhury

In South Asian urban landscapes, men are everywhere. And yet we do not seem to know very much about precisely what men do in the city as men. How do men experience gender in city spaces? What are the interactional dynamics between different groups of men on city streets? How do men adjudicate between good and bad conduct in urban spaces? Through ethnographic descriptions of copresence on public transport in Kolkata, this book brings into sight the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978829507
• ISBN13: 9781978829503
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher