Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Manhood Puzzle 9
6. 2. Performative Excellence: Circum- Mediterranean 30
7. 3. Looking for Manhood: Truk Island 56
8. 4. Performance Anxiety: Mehinaku 78
9. 5. Interlude: Other Men, Other Manhoods 99
10. 6. Markers to Manhood: Samburu 123
11. 7. Rites of Manhood: Sambia 146
12. 8. Action and Ambiguity: East and South Asia 169
13. 9. Exceptions: Tahiti and Semai 201
14. 10. Conclusions 220
15. Bibliography 233
16. Index 249