[Condition féminine et condition masculine].
A companion to gender history
by Meade, Teresa A., Wiesner, Merry E.
fromBlackwell Companions to History
This book describes the history of women around the world, their interaction with men in gendered societies, and the role of gender in shaping human behavior over thousands of years. Including topics: Sexuality; Gender and Labor in World History; Structures and Meanings in a Gen…
The authors present an extensive survey of the history of women around the world, their interaction with men, & the role of gender in shaping human behaviour over thousands of years.
"Although the ancient Greeks did not have an anthropology as we know it, they did have an acute interest in human nature, especially questions of difference. What makes men different from women, slaves different from free men, barbarians different from Greeks? Are these differen…
Examining the meaning and implications of the different ways in which various shared categories have been treated on both sides of the Atlantic, this title both analyses differences within feminism and provides a framework for the wider discussion of what is sometimes assumed to…
The second wave of feminism which challenged and changed many assumptions was a product of various western cultures, with no single country possessing a monopoly on the writing of 'new' feminism. Though many of the contributions hailed from Europe and the United States, these wo…
The second wave of feminism which challenged and changed many assumptions was a product of various western cultures, with no single country possessing a monopoly on the writing of 'new' feminism. Though many of the contributions hailed from Europe and the United States, these wo…