Gender in History: Global Perspectives
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (615 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1405189959 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Her books include TheMarvelous Hairy Girls (2009), Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe (2008) and, with Teresa Meade, A Companion to Gender History (Blackwell, 2004). Merry Wiesner-Hanks is a Distinguished Professor of History and the Interim Director of the Center for 21st Century Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is the co-editor of the Sixteenth Century Journal and the author or editor of
“This wonderful little volume packs an impressive amount of research into 227 pages… this text makes excellent addition to an ancillary reading list for students who too often receive a seriously abbreviated version of women’s roles in history.” (World History Connected, 1 February 2013)
Updated with new material to reflect the latest developments in the field, Gender in History: Global Perspectives, 2nd Edition, provides a concise overview of the construction of gender in world cultures from the Paleolithic era to modern times. Includes examples drawn from the most recent scholarship relating to a diverse range of cultures, from Ancient Mesopotamia to post-Soviet Russia, and from the Igbo of Nigeria, to the Iroquois of north eastern North America.Reflects new developments in the field with added coverage of primates, slavery, colonialism, masculinity, and transgender issuesFeatures significant discussion of the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods, an important trend in the study of world historyLays out key theoretical and methodological issues in an introduction that is written in accessible languageSupplementary material for instructors and students available at wiley/go/wiesnerhanks
Good Textbook Good, comprehensive review of the literature.. Very comprehensive D. L. Miller Wish this were longer. Otherwise excellent overview. As upsetting as the author warns it will be, and an important read.. Must read Amanda Bates LOVE this book. The perfect view of women in history.