Are all warriors male? : gender roles on the ancient Eurasian Steppe / edited by Katheryn M. Linduff and Karen S. Rubinson.

Other author Linduff, Katheryn M.
Other author Rubinson, Karen Sydney, 1943-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham : AltaMira Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxxi, 270 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Social archaeology--Eurasia.
Human remains (Archaeology)--Eurasia.
Sex role--Eurasia. --History.
Warfare, Prehistoric--Eurasia.
Women, Prehistoric--Eurasia.
Eurasia--Antiquities.

SeriesGender and archaeology series ; v. 17
Gender and archaeology series ; v. 17. ^A512064
Contents Introduction: The nature of nomads, cultural variation, and gender roles past and present / Katheryn M. Linduff and Karen S. Rubinson -- Reconsidering warfare, status, and gender in the Eurasian Steppe Iron Age / Bryan Hanks -- Arma feminamque cano : warrior-women in the Indo-European world / Karlene Jones-Bley -- Tillya Tepe : aspects of gender and cultural identity / Karen S. Rubinson -- Women's attire and possible sacred role in 4th millennium northern Kazakhstan / Sandra Olsen and Deborah G. Harding -- He who eats the horse, she who rides it? symbols of gender identity on the eastern edges of the Eurasian Steppe / Gideon Shelach -- Horses and gender in Korea : the legacy of the Steppe on the edge of Asia / Sarah Milledge Nelson -- Women and children in the Sargat culture / Natalia Berseneva -- Sorting out men and women in the Karasuk culture / Sophie Legrand -- The gender of luxury and power among the Xiongnu in eastern Eurasia / Katheryn M. Linduff.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-253) and index.
LCCN 2007032391
ISBN9780759110731 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0759110735 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780759110748 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0759110743 (pbk. : alk. paper)