ISBN:
9781317524502
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (223 pages)
Edition:
3rd ed
Series Statement:
Themes in World History
Series Statement:
Themes in World History Ser
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Stearns, Peter N Gender in World History
DDC:
305.309
Keywords:
Sex role -- History.;Man-woman relationships -- History.;Sex differences -- History
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Man-woman relationships -- History
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Sex differences -- History
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Sex role -- History
Abstract:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I Agricultural Societies -- 1 The Traditional Framework: Agriculture, Patriarchy, Civilizations -- 2 Early Contacts: Infl uences from Cultural Diversity -- 3 Buddhism and Chinese Women -- 4 Islamic Standards outside the Heartland: Changes and Continuities in India and Sub-Saharan Africa -- 5 The Chinese Influence -- Conclusion of Part I: Gender and Contacts in Agricultural Societies -- PART II New Patterns of Contact, 1500-1900 -- 6 Europeans and Native Americans -- 7 Men and Women amid British Imperialism in India -- 8 Western Infl uences and Regional Reactions: Polynesia and Africa -- 9 Reform Movements and Gender: Beyond the Colonial Models -- Conclusion of Part II: Gender Contact amid Rising World Trade -- PART III The Contemporary World -- 10 Immigration as Culture Contact -- 11 New International Influences: Feminism and Marxism -- 12 Contact and Retract: The Middle East in the Contemporary Era -- 13 Latin America: The Role of Contacts in Basic Change -- 14 Global Consumer Culture: The Question of Impact -- 15 Globalization and Resistance -- 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 -- Index.
Abstract:
Covering societies from classical times to the twenty-first century, Gender in World History is a fascinating exploration of what happens to established ideas about men, women, and gender roles when different cultural systems come into contact. The book breaks new ground to facilitate a consistent approach to gender in a world history context. Now in its third edition, the book has been thoroughly updated, including: expanded treatment of Africa under Islamic influence expanded discussion of southeast Asia a new chapter on contemporary Latin America representations of individual women engagement with recent work on gender history and theory. With truly global coverage, this book enables students to understand how gender roles have varied across the world and over time, and the vital role of gender in structuring social and political relationships. Providing a succinct, current overview of the history of gender throughout the world, Gender in World History remains essential reading for students of world history
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