Gender in History
Merry E. Wiesner(Author)
Blackwell Publishers
Published on 24. August 2001
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-631-21035-1 (ISBN)
Description
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. This concise overview redresses the balance, exploring the construction of gender in many cultures around the world at different times. The material is presented thematically, encouraging readers to appreciate the connections between gender and other structures such as the family, the economy, law, religion, sexuality and the state. The author investigates how what it meant to be a man or woman was shaped by these institutions, and how they in turn were influenced by gender. Within each chapter, information is arranged chronologically in order to highlight the ways in which gender structures have varied over time.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
490 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-21035-1 (9780631210351)
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Person
Merry Wiesner-Hanks is Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Her previous publications include Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe (1993), Discovering the Global Past: A Look at the Evidence (1997) and Christianity and Sexuality in the Early Modern World: Regulating Desire, Reforming Practice (2000). She is co-editor of the Sixteenth Century Journal.
Content
1. Introduction. 2. The Family. 3. Economic Life. 4. Ideas, Ideals, Norms and Laws. 5. Religion. 6. Political Life. 7. Education and Culture. 8. Sexuality. Index.