Gender in World History
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Gender in World History

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Gender in World History

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Gender in World History integrates gender history and world history by dealing with significant global changes over time, regional patterns of gender relations, and the results of interregional contact on gender roles and concepts.

Now in its 4th edition, this volume explores the rise of patriarchal gender systems and, in more modern history, the gradual and checkered decline of these systems. In addition to the roles of agriculture and then industrialization in shaping gender relations, the book deals with the impact of major religions, imperialism and decolonization, and human rights movements in more recent history. Regional coverage includes East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Mediterranean, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and the Americas. The book seeks to show how major patterns and changes in the past shed light on current gender issues in many world regions, enabling students to understand how gender roles have varied across the world and over time. This new edition also includes:



  • More material on several societies, particularly in Asia and the Middle East



  • Greater attention on historical and comparative assessment of sexual identities



  • A focus on basic features of gender configurations



  • Discussions of more recent human rights movements

Providing a global but succinct overview of the history of gender throughout the world, Gender in World History remains essential reading for students of world history and gender studies.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2021
ISBN
9781000518795
Edition
4
Topic
History
Subtopic
World History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Note on the 4th Edition
  9. Introduction
  10. PART I: The Formation of Patriarchal Traditions: From the Rise of Agriculture to the 15th Century
  11. PART II: Mixed Signals: Transitions in Gender Relations, 1500–1900
  12. PART III: The Contemporary World
  13. Epilogue: Big Picture From Patriarchy to New Debate: The Role of Contacts in the Evolution of Gender
  14. Index