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It breaks new ground in the field of Hawaiian gender relations by focusing on the role of men, rather than focusing on the role of women. . . . The book is courageous in dealing with some sensitive Hawaiian issues: the destructive effect of male violence, the need for men in the movement to avoid disempowering women as they empower themselves and their need to accept male homosexuality." - Charles M. Langlas, Pacific Affairs"[A] deeply passionate and inspiring book, in its subject as well as its thoughtful, nuanced attention to the complexities of this provocative topic." - Jacqueline Shea Murphy, Journal of Intercultural Studies"As the first book to concentrate on the production of indigenous masculinities through processes of colonisation, neocolonisation and decolonisation, Native Men Remade is an extremely important addition to the fields of indigenous studies, gender studies, sociology and anthropology in particular. . . . As with any complex, compelling and influential academic work, Native Men Remade provides fresh insight and challenges to readers. Its fundamental uniqueness in positing indigenous masculine subjectivity as something that can be remade (as opposed to something fixed and arrested) makes Native Men Remade an important read for those who want to genuinely engage with the intricacies of the neocolonial condition for indigenous cultures in the Pacific." - Brendan Hokowhitu, Asia Pacific Viewpoint"Beginning with a history of Hawaii and the impacts of foreigners on Hawaiian culture, we can see how the men have come to question their roles in modern society. The author makes extensive use of interviews and first-person narratives from the members, which makes for a rich learning experience." - Honolulu Star Bulletin"I find this book deeply interesting as a documentation of the shaping of cultural, political and masculine identities as multilayered, sincerely felt and fundamentally intercultural and ambivalent phenomena. . . . Tengan's work is also an engaging and important contribution to a growing body of Indigenous scholarship that seeks to realign our frames for doing and writing anthropology." - Ǻse Ottoson, Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology"Tengan has written an innovative and compelling ethnography that is fashioned within wider fields of the anthropology of gender, of Polynesia, of indigeneity, and of postcolonialism. 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The Nordic countries are regarded as frontrunners in promoting equality, yet women's experiences on the ground are in many ways at odds with this rhetoric. Putting the spotlight on the lived experiences of women working in tech-driven research and innovation areas in the Nordic countries, this volume explores why, despite numerous programmes, women continue to constitute a minority in these sectors. Contributors flesh out the differences and similarities across different Nordic countries and explore how the shifts in labour market conditions have impacted on women in research and innovation. This is an invaluable contribution to global debates around the mechanisms that maintain gendered structures in research and innovation, from academia to biotechnology and IT.
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