Autobiography, nation, postcolonialism and gender relations: Reflecting on men in England, Finland and Ireland

Irish Journal of Sociology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 66-93

  Hearn, Jeff ^a,b  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autobiography; England; Finland; Gender relations; Ireland; Men; Nation; Postcolonialism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959504050     PISSN: 07916035     EISSN: 20505280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/079160350501400205     Document Type: Article

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