Product Description

From classical times to the twentieth century, Gender in World History is a fascinating exploration of what happens to established ideas about men and women, and their roles, when difficult cultural systems come into contact.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1276569 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Review
'Brings together two of the most dynamic areas of contemporary historical research, global and gender history ... it presents examples from a variety of different cultures in ways that will be appealing to many readers.' - - Merry Wiesner-Hanks, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee

'A comparative history of immense ambition ... [It] will be profitably consulted by gender historians. It successfully demonstrates that gender is a historical construct that is rebuilt by each generation and varies from culture to culture,' - Journal of Contemporary History

From the Back Cover

From classical times to the twenty-first century, Gender in World History is a fascinating exploration of what happens to established ideas about men and women, and their roles, when different cultural systems come into contact. This book breaks new ground to facilitate a consistent approach to gender in a world history context.

This second edition is completely updated, including:

• expanded introductions to each chronological section
• extensive discussion of the twentieth century bringing it right up to date
• new chapters on international influences in the first half of the twentieth century and globilization in the latter part of the twentieth century
• engagement with the recent work done on gender history and theory.

Coming right up to the present day, Gender in World History is essential reading for students of world history.