Opis: Women's History in Global Perspective v 1 - B Smith

The American Historical Association's Committee on Women Historians commissioned some of the pioneering figures in women's history to prepare essays in their respective areas of expertise. This volume collects their efforts.The first in a major three-volume set, "Women's History in Global Perspective", Volume 1 addresses the comparative themes that the editors and contributors see as central to understanding women's history around the world. Later volumes will be concerned with issues that have shaped the history of women in particular regions.The authors of these essays, including Margaret Strobel, Alice Kessler-Harris, and Mrinalini Sinha, provide general overviews of the theory and practice of women's and gender history and analyze family history, nationalism, and work. The collection is rounded out by essays on religion, race, ethnicity, and the different varieties of feminism.Introduction Bonnie Smith; The theory and practice of women's and gender history in global perspective Margaret Strobel & Marjorie Bingham; Family history as world history Ann B. Waltner & Mary Jo Maynes; Exemplary women and sacred journeys: Women and gender in Judaism, Christianity and Islam from late antiquity to the eve of modernity Julia Clancy-Smith; Gender and nation Mrinalina Sinha; Race and ethnicity in women's and gender history in global perspective Pamela Scully; Gender and work: Possibilities for a global, historical overview Alice Kessler-Harris; Worlds of feminism Susan Kent

Szczegóły: Women's History in Global Perspective v 1 - B Smith

Tytuł: Women's History in Global Perspective v 1
Autor: B Smith
Producent: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252029318
Rok produkcji: 2005
Ilość stron: 368
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.58 kg

Recenzje: Women's History in Global Perspective v 1 - B Smith