Gender in World History
From classical times to the twenty-first century, Gender in World History is a fascinating exploration of what happens to established ideas about men and women, and their roles, when different cultural systems come into contact. This book breaks new ground to facilitate a consistent approach to gender in a world history context.\ This second edition has been completely updated, and now includes:\ \ expanded introductions to each chronological section\ extensive discussion of the twentieth...
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From classical times to the twenty-first century, Gender in World History is a fascinating exploration of what happens to established ideas about men and women, and their roles, when different cultural systems come into contact. This book breaks new ground to facilitate a consistent approach to gender in a world history context.This second edition has been completely updated, and now includes:expanded introductions to each chronological sectionextensive discussion of the twentieth century bringing it right up-to-datenew chapters on international influences in the first half of the twentieth century and globilization in the latter part of the twentieth centuryengagement with the recent work done on gender history and theory.With coverage right up to the present day, Gender in World History is essential reading for students of world history.
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction11The traditional base: Civilizations and patriarchy8Pt. IFrom classical civilizations through the postclassical period172Early contacts: Influences from cultural diversity213Buddhism and Chinese women304Islamic standards outside the heartland: Changes and continuities in India and sub-Saharan Africa385The Chinese influence49Pt. IIResults of European expansion, 1500-1900576European and Native Americans637Men and women amid British imperialism in India758Western influences and regional reactions: Polynesia and Africa899Westernization and gender: Beyond the colonial models98Pt. IIIThe twentieth century11310Immigration as culture contact11711Contact and retract: The Middle East in the twentieth century12412New international influences13313International consumer culture: The question of impact148Conclusion: Patterns and trends155Index159
