| Author | : Teresa A. Meade |
| File Size | : 42,9 Mb |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 15 April 2008 |
| ISBN | : 9780470692820 |
| Pages | : 691 pages |
A Companion to Gender History by Teresa A. Meade Book PDF Summary
A Companion to Gender History surveys the history of womenaround the world, studies their interaction with men in genderedsocieties, and looks at the role of gender in shaping humanbehavior over thousands of years. An extensive survey of the history of women around the world,their interaction with men, and the role of gender in shaping humanbehavior over thousands of years. Discusses family history, the history of the body andsexuality, and cultural history alongside women’s history andgender history. Considers the importance of class, region, ethnicity, race andreligion to the formation of gendered societies. Contains both thematic essays and chronological-geographicessays. Gives due weight to pre-history and the pre-modern era as wellas to the modern era. Written by scholars from across the English-speaking world andscholars for whom English is not their first language.
