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To Be a Man Is Not a One-Day Job: Masculinity, Money, and Intimacy in Nigeria

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Refrains about financial hardship are ubiquitous in recent Nigeria, often expressed through the idiom “to be a man isn’t a one-day job.” But whilst men talk repeatedly about money, underlying their economic worries are broader concerns about the shifting meanings of masculinity, amid changing expectations and practices of intimacy.
 
Drawing on twenty-five years of experience in southeastern Nigeria, Daniel Jordan Smith takes readers through the principal phases and arenas of men’s lives: the transition to adulthood; looking for work and getting cash; courtship, marriage, and fatherhood; fraternal and political relationships; and in spite of everything, the attainment of elder status and death. He relates men’s struggles both to fulfill their very own aspirations and to meet society’s expectations. He also considers men who behave badly, mistreat their wives and children, or resort to crime and violence. All of these men face an identical challenges as they navigate the complex geometry of money and intimacy. Unraveling these connections, Smith argues, provides us with a deeper understanding of both masculinity and society in Nigeria. 

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