This book offers a rare and valuable global perspective on gender roles in human history.” Jerry H. Bentley, University of Hawaii Over the past two decades, considerations of gender have revolutionized the study of history.
15.9 mm 152 x 229 mm In Gender in History: Global Perspectives, Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks provides a concise yet comprehensive account of the construction and evolution of various conceptions of gender in cultures throughout the world.
Global Perspectives Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks. This second edition first published 2011 © Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks 2011 Edition history: 1e (Blackwell Publishing, 2001) Blackwell Publishing was acquired by John Wiley & Sons in February 2007.
Over the past 20 years, the study of history has been revolutionised by considerations of gender, and yet most books on the subject focus on only one period or region.
Over the past 20 years, the study of history has been revolutionised by considerations of gender, and yet most books on the subject focus on only one period or region....
Written by a distinguished scholar in the field of women's and gender history, this third edition of Gender in History: Examines how gender roles were shaped by family life, religious traditions, various other institutions, and how the ...