Gender: A World History
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 12 January 2021
- ISBN 9780190621971
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages192 pages
- Size 159x24x15 mm
- Weight 408 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 25 80
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Short description:
This book treats the representations, everyday lives, and relationships of men and women from ancient times to the present day across the world. It shows how gender informed and was informed by such developments as the rise of patriarchy, universal religions, war, slavery, revolution, and imperialism. Gender is a phenomenon that appears in every place and at every historical moment; it is a fundamental means by which we understand ourselves, our societies, and the worlds in which we live.
MoreLong description:
Gender exists in almost every society as a way of organizing its people. Gender is used to assign certain responsibilities, obligations, and privileges to some, and to deny them to others. In Gender: A World History, Susan Kingsley Kent tells the story of this seemingly simple but in fact quite complex concept. With historical perspective she critically examines our everyday understandings of women and men, masculinity and femininity, and sexual difference in general. Central to this account is the conviction that gender is neither natural nor innocent. What passes for masculinity and femininity in one society might not do so in another. Even the passing of time can change what gender looks like in a particular culture. Thinking about the history of gender can also shed light on other types of relations, such as those between a government and its people, between different social classes, and between a colony and its colonizer.
Ranging from prehistory to the present, this book presents a chronological picture of gender across the globe. From Hatshepsut and the rise of patriarchy in the ancient world, to the Bushido code of the samurai in wartime, to Susan B. Anthony and the women's rights movement in the United States, to the gay and trans rights movements of today, the force of gender in world history cannot be denied.
Its chronological breadth, diverse choice of topics, and affordable price make it a useful volume for those seeking a supplemental text for a world history survey course.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: What is Gender?
Chapter 1: Patriarchy in the Ancient World, 3000 BCE - 300 CE
Chapter 2: The Gender Rules of New Universal Religions, 200-1000 CE
Chapter 3: Gender and War in the Age of Global Interactions, 1000 - 1500
Chapter 4: Gender and Slavery in the Age of Global Expansion, 1450-1750
Chapter 5: Gender and the State in the Age of Revolution, 1750-1850
Chapter 6: Gender in the Age of Empires, 1815-1914
Chapter 7: Gender Politics in the Twentieth Century
Epilogue: Challenging Gender Identities
Acknowledgments
Chronology
Further Reading
Websites
Notes
Index
