| TITLE: |
Gender in world history / Peter N. Stearns. |
| AUTHOR: |
Stearns, Peter N. |
| SERIES: |
Themes in world history |
| PUBLISHED: |
New York : Routledge, 2006. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
180 p. ; 24 cm. |
| EDITION: |
2nd ed. |
| NOTES: |
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 -- |
| NOTES: |
Western influences and regional reactions : Polynesia and Africa -- Westernization and gender : beyond the colonial models -- |
| NOTES: |
Immigration as culture contact -- New international influences : feminism and Marxism --Contact and retract : the Middle East in the twentieth century -- |
| NOTES: |
Global consumer culture : the question of impact --Globalization and resistance -- Conclusion: patterns and trends. |
| SUBJECT: |
Sex role--History. |
| SUBJECT: |
Man-woman relationships --History. |
| SUBJECT: |
Sex differences--History. |
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