Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

English

'A fascinating book.'Critique of Anthropology'A most interesting book.'Culture, Sport & Society'Archetti's volume provides a fascinating introduction to the worlds of male-dominated sports in Argentina, and how notions of maleness are related to the formation of a national identity.'Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute'This is a most ambitious text relating to multiple models of masculinity in the three domains of football, polo, and the tango to changing Argentinian nationalism: a fascinating and successful exercise. There are other domains of masculinity, of course, as Archetti acknowledges ... I hope we will hear more from his informants with their anecdotes and reminiscences.'American Anthropologist'Eduardo Archetti's works have pioneered the cultural studies of Argentinian sport. They have helped to constitute a field of study which nowadays is expanding constantly largely because of his encouragement ... 'Masculinities' represents the climax of his