Gender in History: Global Perspectives

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UPC:
9781405189958
Maximum Purchase:
2 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2010-07-06
Author:
Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
Language:
english
Edition:
2

Product Overview

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 issues
  • Features significant discussion of the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods, an important trend in the study of world history
  • Lays out key theoretical and methodological issues in an introduction that is written in accessible language
  • Supplementary material for instructors and students available at www.wiley.com/go/wiesnerhanks

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