1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996396589803316

Autore

Sedgwick William <1609 or 10-1669?>

Titolo

Some flashes of lightnings of the sonne of man [[electronic resource] ] : being the substance of eleaven sermons upon severall texts, preached in London / / by William Sedgwick .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by H. for Giles Calvert ..., 1648

Descrizione fisica

[22], 286 p

Soggetti

Sermons, English - 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Numerous errors in paging.

Errata: p. [22].

Imperfect: stained, with print show-through.

Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779930003321

Autore

Stearns Peter N.

Titolo

Gender in world history / / by Peter N. Stearns and Peter Stearns

Pubbl/distr/stampa

©2000

Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2002]

ISBN

1-280-32634-4

0-203-18428-9

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Collana

Themes in world history

Disciplina

305.309

Soggetti

Sex role - History

Man-woman relationships - History

Sex differences - History

World history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The traditional base: Civilizations and patriarchy; From classical civilizations through the postclassical period; 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; Results of European expansion, 1500  1900; 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 modelsThe twentieth century; Immigration as culture contact; Contact and retract: The Middle East in the twentieth century; New international influences; International consumer culture: The question of impact; Conclusion: Patterns and trends; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

From classical times to the twentieth century, Gender in World History is a fascinating exploration of what happens to established ideas about men and women, and their roles, when difficult cultural systems come into contact.