{"product_id":"gender-in-history-isbn-9781119719205","title":"Gender in History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concise yet comprehensive account of the roles and influences of gender over the millennia, featuring new and updated content throughout  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGender in History: Global Perspectives, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, explores the construction and evolution of gender in many of the world’s cultures from the Paleolithic era to the COVID pandemic of the twenty-first century. Broad in geographic and topical scope, this comprehensive volume discusses the ways families, religions, social hierarchies, politics, work, education, art, sexuality, and other issues are linked to various conceptions of gender. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow organized chronologically rather than topically, this extensively revised edition presents a wealth of up-to-date information based on the scholarship of the last decade. New and expanded chapters offer insights on the connections between gender and key events and trends in world history, including domestication and the development of agriculture, the growth of cities and larger-scale political structures, the spread of world religions, changing ideas of race, class, and sexuality, colonialism and imperialism, capitalism, wars, revolutions, and more. Written by a distinguished scholar in the field of women's and gender history, this third edition of Gender in History: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines how gender roles were shaped by family life, religious traditions, various other institutions, and how the institutions were influenced by gender \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders why gender variations developed in different cultures and in diverse social, ethnic, and racial groups within a single culture \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses ideas in different cultures that shaped both informal societal norms and formalized laws \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores debates about the origins of patriarchy, the development of complex gender hierarchies, and contemporary movements for social change \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the gender implications of modern issues including the global pandemic and ongoing cultural and economic shifts \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an accessible introduction to key theoretical and methodological issues and an instructor’s website site with visual and written original sources  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGender in History: Global Perspectives, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students in courses such as those on women’s history, women in world history, and gender in world history, and a valuable supplement for general survey courses within History and Women’s and Gender Studies programs. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen’s and Gender History 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld and Global History 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender, Sex, and Sexuality 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifference and Intersectionality 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheory in History 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender History as a Field 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure of the Book 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Ideas, Ideals, Norms, and Laws 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature and Roles of Men and Women 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBinaries 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotherhood and Fatherhood 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeologies, Norms, and Laws Prescribing Gender Inequity 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeologies of Egalitarianism 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Early Human History (to 3000 bce) 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Hominids 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomo Sapiens \u003c\/i\u003e58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaleolithic Society and Spirituality 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDomestication 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgricultural Societies 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Origins of Patriarchy 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Ancient Cities and States (3000 bce–600 bce) 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCities and Social Hierarchies 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamilies and Households 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWork 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligions in the Ancient Near East 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHereditary Dynasties and Female Rulers 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Classical Cultures (500 bce–500 ce) 120\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamily Life in the Classical Cultures of Eurasia 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexuality in Classical Eurasia 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilosophy and Religion in East Asia: Confucianism and Daoism 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Traditions of South Asia: Hinduism and Buddhism 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Traditions in the Mediterranean: Christianity 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation and Culture 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Middle Millennium (500 ce–1500 ce) 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamilies, Households, and Kin in Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Traditions Transmitted Orally 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState Based Societies in the Americas 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCourts and Courtly Culture 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise and Spread of Islam 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEurope and the Mediterranean 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCities and the Gendering of Work 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Early Modern World (1500 ce–1800 ce) 184\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Developments 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Renaissance 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Transformations 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamilies and Race 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepresentations of Conquest and Colonialization 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen and Politics 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The Modern World (1800 ce–2021 ce) 220\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustrialization 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImperialism 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNineteenth-century Movements for Social Change 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern Sexuality 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWars, Revolutions, and Political Change 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Industrial and Postindustrial Economy 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamilies in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Changes in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMERRY E. WIESNER-HANKS\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of History and Women’s and Gender Studies Emerita, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. She is an esteemed historian whose work has been central to the integration of women, gender, and sexuality into the study of early modern Europe and World\/Global History. She is the long-time Senior Editor of the\u003ci\u003e Sixteenth Century Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and author or editor of thirty books and many articles that have been published in numerous languages.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGender in History: Global Perspectives,\u003c\/i\u003e Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks provides a concise yet comprehensive account of the construction and evolution of various conceptions of gender in cultures throughout the world. This acclaimed volume explores the connections between gender and social hierarchies, the family, politics, economics, education, the arts, sexuality, and other structures and institutions stretching from Paleolithic times to the modern era. Wiesner-Hanks investigates why gender variations developed in diverse social, ethnic, and racial groups, describes how ideas about gender shaped both informal societal norms and formalized laws, discusses ongoing debates over the origins of patriarchy, examines the influence of gender on movements for social change, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow organized chronologically rather than topically, this extensively revised third edition addresses the gender implications of contemporary issues including the global COVID-19 pandemic and worldwide cultural and economic shifts. Chapters offer rich insights into the role of gender in the development of agriculture, the growth of cities and political structures, the spread of world religions, colonialism and imperialism, cultural and political revolutions, changing ideas of race, class, and sexuality, and many other topics. This expanded edition is supported by an up-to-date instructor’s website with a wealth of visual and written original sources.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a student-friendly introduction to key theoretical and methodological issues, \u003ci\u003eGender in History: Global Perspectives, Third Edition,\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal text for under graduate and graduate courses on women’s history, women in world history, and gender in world history, and is a valuable supplement for general survey courses within History and Women’s and Gender Studies programs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989275033829,"sku":"NP9781119719205","price":38.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119719205.jpg?v=1761783476","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/gender-in-history-isbn-9781119719205","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}