Gender in world history / Peter N. Stearns.

Author/creator Stearns, Peter N.
Format Electronic
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
Descriptionviii, 180 p. ; 25 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesThemes in world history
Contents Introduction -- The traditional base : civilizations and patriarchy -- Early contacts : influences from cultural diversity -- Buddhism and Chinese women -- Islamic standards outside the heartland : changes and continuities in India and sub-Saharan Africa -- The Chinese influence -- Europeans and Native Americans -- Men and women amid British imperialism in India -- Western influences and regional reactions : Polynesia and Africa -- Westernization and gender : beyond the colonial models -- Immigration as culture contact -- New international influences : feminism and Marxism -- Contact and retract : the Middle East in the twentieth century -- Global consumer culture : the question of impact -- Globalization and resistance -- Conclusion: patterns and trends.
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