NON-FICTION
BOOKS ON MEN & MASCULINITY
Cracking the Armour: Power, Pain and the Lives of Men
Viking hardcover, 1993, Penguin paperback,1994
Michael Kaufman’s popular book on the complex factors that shape the lives of men and boys, in particular, the strange combination of power and pain. It looks at the ways we raise boys to be men, men’s sexualities, the riddle of pornography, men’s violence, relations among men, and relations with women. One reviewer said: “This rare book – honest, thoughtful, compassionate – brilliantly exposes the contradictions at the heart of our definition of masculinity….. A revelation.”
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Theorizing Masculinities
Edited by Harry Brod & Michael Kaufman. Sage Publications, 1994
A wide range of original articles by the editors and by R.W. Connell, Michael Kimmel, Scott Coltrane, Don Conway-Long, Jeff Hearn, David Collinson, David Morgan, Mairtin Macan Ghaill, Pierrette Hondagneau-Sotelo, Michael Messner, David Gutterman, Arthur Flannigan-Saint-Aubin.
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Beyond Patriarchy. Essays by Men on Pleasure, Power, and Change
Oxford University Press, 1987
Michael’s first book on men and masculinity collected a number of original articles that looked at a wide range of issues, from the construction of masculinity, to the origins of patriarchy, male sexualities, and men at work, in sports, in film, in advertising, and in literature.
Hombres: Placer, Poder y Cambio
Santo Domingo: CIPAF, 1989
A Spanish translation of two of Michael’s articles from Beyond Patriarchy with a new introduction.
FICTION
The Possibility of Dreaming
on a Night Without Stars
Viking hardcover 1999, Penguin paperback 2001
One man, a high school teacher, looking for the perfect woman, picks up a crazy old hitchhiker who claims he’s recently seen Marilyn Monroe in a farmhouse in Ohio. Thus sets off a summer-long search that takes Eli down a road of yearning, elation, hopefulness, and ultimately, an almost delirious rush towards self discovery. One review called Michael’s prize-winning first novel “a wise and touching debut,” and another said, “Kaufman can paint a picture with the best of them.”
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NON-FICTION BOOKS
ON DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Community Power & Grassroots Democracy: The Transformation of Social Life
Edited by Michael Kaufman & Haroldo Dilla, Zed Books and IDRC, 1997
“Popular participation, local democracy and grassroots organizing have become watchwords not only for social movements the world over but even for official development agencies. In refreshing contrast to the tendency to skate over the internal divisions and stratification that characterise all communities, this book asks the hard questions - about the power of central bureaucracies, the lack of local skills and organizational experience, the impact of national and transnational structures, and social divisions.
“Not only does the reader learn an immense amount about the limits as well as potential of community initiatives in the South, but the new social movements approach is skillfully married with resource mobilization theory to develop a more nuanced and inclusive theoretical paradigm. This can help us to understand and advance community-based forms of popular power in all their rich variety as one part of the solution to the development crisis.” To order, direct from publisher: http://www.zedbooks.co.uk/book.asp?bookdetail=3791
Jamaica Under Manley: Dilemmas of Socialism & Democracy
Zed Books (UK), Between the Lines (Canada), Lawrence Hill (US),1985
The 1970s were a turbulent period in Jamaica as the government of Michael Manley set out on a course of radical reform to bring greater social justice through the parliamentary system. This in-depth and critical look at the political, social, and cultural upheavals of that era are set within a deeper analysis of the socio-economic structures of Jamaican society. Professor James Petras said of it, “For all scholars and activists interested in the issues of socialism and democracy, this is a major contribution.” Before his death, Michael Manley himself wrote, “It is well worth reading.”
Finally! A resource about dating violence and healthy relationships that really engages young men. Sure, it talks about the problems, but most important, it takes a positive approach to helping men make the right choices to create good relationships. Serious yet entertaining, intelligent yet accessible, challenging yet fun, this booklet will make a real difference in the lives of students.