Gender in world history / Peter N. Stearns.
| Author/creator | Stearns, Peter N. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, |
| Description | viii, 180 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Themes 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. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2005026249 |
| ISBN | 0415395887 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0415395895 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0203969898 (ebk) |
| ISBN | 9780415395885 (hbk) |
| ISBN | 9780415395892 (pbk) |