Gender in World History

by Peter N. Stearns

Gender in World History integrates gender history and world history by dealing with significant global changes over time, regional patterns of gender relations, and the results of interregional contact on gender roles and concepts. Now in its 4th edition, this volume explores the rise of patriarchal gender systems and, in more modern history, the gradual and checkered decline of these systems. In addition to the roles of agriculture and then industrialization in shaping gender relations, the book deals with the impact of major religions, imperialism and decolonization, and human rights movements in more recent history. Regional coverage includes East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Mediterranean, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and the Americas. The book seeks to show how major patterns and changes in the past shed light on current gender issues in many world regions, enabling students to understand how gender roles have varied across the world and over time. This new edition also Providing a global but succinct overview of the history of gender throughout the world, Gender in World History remains essential reading for students of world history and gender studies.

Genres: Gender, History, Nonfiction

220 pages, Paperback

First published September 14, 2000

About the author

Peter Nathaniel Stearns is a professor at George Mason University, where he was provost from January 1, 2000 to July 2014.
Stearns was chair of the Department of History at Carnegie Mellon University and also served as the Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (now named Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences) at Carnegie Mellon University. In addition, he founded and edited the Journal of Social History. While at Carnegie Mellon, he developed a pioneering approach to teaching World History, and has contributed to the field as well through editing, and contributing to, the Routledge series, Themes in World History. He is also known for various work on the nature and impact of the industrial revolution and for exploration of new topics, particularly in the history of emotions.
He is active in historical groups such as the American Historical Association, the Society for French Historical Studies, the Social Science History Association and the International Society for Research on Emotion.

Reviews

[Amal Amra-Tutuianu · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very good book if you want to feel historically confident about tackling the very basis of gender relations. It gives a so very detailed timeline since the classical civilizations up till the twentieth century. Honestly, I was expecting a somehow more practical analysis of the most recent changes/deterioration of gender studies, but that's not a big deal. I give it 3 stars.

[Laura Regina indicalaura · Rating 4 out of 5]

comprei,monografia,psicologia,história,

[Larissa]

monografia 🥲

[Ian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent overview, if surprisingly problematic.