Gender in world history / / Peter N. Stearns

• Autore: Stearns Peter N
• Pubblicazione: London, : Routledge, 2000
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (173 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.309
• Soggetto topico: Sex role - History; Man-woman relationships - History; Sex differences - History; World history
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Gender in world history
• ISBN: 1-280-32634-4; 0-203-18428-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910806258703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Themes in world history.