Gender in world history
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Gender in world history
(Themes in world history)
Routledge, 2022
4th ed
- : hbk
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Previous ed.: 2015
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Provides an excellent overview of the major patterns of change in treatments of gender around the globe, showing students the 'big picture'
Well-structured for course use and design
Sections are a digestible length for undergraduate students
Centers women's experiences, while also showing that gender is a system that shapes all human and social relationships
Comparative case studies use examples from Asia, Africa, and Latin America to show what historical changes mean for women's status around the world
Table of Contents
0. Introduction PART I: THE FORMATION OF PATRIARCHAL TRADITIONS: From the Rise of Agriculture to the 15th Century 1. FROM AGRICULTURE TO EARLY CIVILIZATION: The Establishment of Patriarchy 2. The Classical Period and Early Contacts 3. Religion, Gender and New Patterns of Contact 4. Islamic Standards outside the Heartland 5. The Chinese Influence Conclusion of Part I: The Advance of Patriarchy: Gender and Contacts in Agricultural Societies PART II: MIXED SIGNALS: Transitions in Gender Relations, 1500-1900 6. ARE WOMEN MORE MORAL THAN MEN? Changes in the Western Model, 1500-1900 7. Europeans and Native Americans 8. Men and Women amid British Imperialism in India 9. Western Influences and Regional Reactions 10. Reform Movements and Gender Conclusion of Part II: Gender Contact amid Rising World Trade PART III: THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 11. New International Influences 12. Global Consumer Culture 13. The Middle East in the Contemporary Era 14. Latin America 15. New Global Influences-And New Resistances: Developments since the 1990s Conclusion of Part III: Gender and Contact in Modern Societies Epilogue: Big Picture: From Patriarchy to New Debate: The Role of Contacts in the Evolution of Gender
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