Why Young Men
Jivani, JamilThe question being asked is: why are young men falling prey to radical and violent ideologies? Exploring the disaffection and alienation of young men apparent all around the world, Canadian activist Jamil Jivani draws on his own impoverished upbringing and current academic research to examine this topical issue.
Accessible and thought-provoking, this is an important book for our time and is encapsulated by its subtitle: 'The dangerous allure of violent movements and what we can do about it.'
Pages
230
230
Year
2018
2018
Reviews
01-11-2023
What an incredible story of how Jamil moves from a disadvantaged at-risk child to such an amazing person. His life's work trying to understand and counteract the pull of radicalization. Some members couldn't read it.
11-08-2023
A couple of people didn't finish the book, but all those who did found it very enjoyable. I think the first chapter may put a lot of people off.
24-07-2023
A difficult read, three didn't read it, but there was good discussion especially about masculinity/ femininity. Also the influence of social media on people today.
13-07-2023
Not all members finished the book as not a great winter read. What we read we appreciated, as always good to learn about others!! Just a little too heavy for the group.
12-01-2023
Very well researched and relevant to today's world. Not an easy read - a challenging topic.
17-11-2022
Most readers found it interesting, well-written and easy to read. "Very good at raising key issues, but thin on answers". Interesting information about ethnic groups. The big issue of 'lack of a male role-model'.
17-10-2022
Includes a great range of topics worthy of discussion.
13-10-2022
This book triggered a really good discussion, even though a couple of members had found it "dense" and didn't finish it.
29-08-2022
We thought the book needed quite a bit of editing and didn't really answer the question, but we had a good discussion about it.
29-08-2022
We all found this very interesting, and all got a lot of new insights from it. We didn't find it an "easy" read, but were glad we persevered. It initiated a very lively discussion and we would highly recommend it to other book groups.
08-08-2022
More autobiographical than we expected. Some thought the content drawn and padded out. However, it initiated lengthy discussion about N.Z youth and crime.
06-05-2022
Very fine book - our group hasn't met this month, but all members spoken to enjoyed the book and its stimulating ideas.
06-05-2022
Well-written book - possibly more Jamil's story than an answer to the 'question'. Worth the read.
05-05-2022
We found the book very overwhelming, alarming and powerfully moving, with Jamil Jivani's descriptive analysis on his input into problems with integration, and of course so many more complicated issues. Some relevance to the issues we have here in NZ, although certainly not as complex as the radical ethnic groups they are experiencing in other parts of the world...
22-09-2021
Interesting discussion generated by book. Not an 'easy read' but thought-provoking.