"A Man's World represents an important turning
point in the development of studies of men's practices. It clearly places these
studies within a global and a comparative framework, an approach which
highlights both diversities and commonalities.
A wide number of topics are
covered, including violence, fatherhood and health, and the analysis ranges over
ten different countries as well as providing critical assessment of the
increasingly global context. Such an approach also allows for a balanced
assessment of oppositional practices on the part of different men's groups in
several contrasting parts of the world. This is a lively, up-beat and readily
accessible collection which should inform both theory and practice in the years
to come"
David H. J. Morgan, Emeritus Professor, Sociology and
author of Discovering Men.