Gender in History

Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks

• 24 juni 2011
• 9781444351729

Samenvatting:

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. bulletIncludes 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.bulletReflects new developments in the field with added coverage of primates, slavery, colonialism, masculinity, and transgender issuesbulletFeatures significant discussion of the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods, an important trend in the study of world historybulletLays out key theoretical and methodological issues in an introduction that is written in accessible languagebulletSupplementary material for instructors and students available at www.wiley.com/go/wiesnerhanks/bulletlist