ISBN:
9781138853102
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (223 p)
Edition:
3rd ed
Series Statement:
Themes in World History
Parallel Title:
Print version Gender in World History
DDC:
305.309
Keywords:
Electronic books
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
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
8 Western Infl uences and Regional Reactions: Polynesia and Africa9 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
Description / Table of Contents:
Epilogue: Big picture: From Patriarchy to New Debate: The Role of Contacts in the Evolution of GenderIndex
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
