| Contents |
Introduction: greatness in each man -- Tropes of Black masculinity -- The evolution of the wage labor ideal -- Producer, consumer, commodity, surplus -- Imaginaries of negation -- Acculturation as evolution -- Imaginaries of affirmation -- La crise -- Citoyens and citadins -- Political imaginaries -- VIP imaginaries -- The visual terrain of blackness -- Conclusion: with every grace and cuff link -- Postscript: reflections on intersections/infrastructure. |
| Abstract |
"This book examines constructions of masculinity among men in the informal economy of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It demonstrates how French colonial legacies and global media representations of Blackness anchor identity and value within labor, consumerism, and commodification" -- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Matlon, Jordanna. Man among other men. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022 9781501762888 |
| LCCN | 2021039981 |
| ISBN | 9781501762864 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1501762869 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781501762932 paperback |
| ISBN | 1501762931 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
