This book breaks new ground to facilitate a consistent approach to gender in a world history context. It successfully demonstrates that gender is a historical construct that is rebuilt by each generation and varies from culture to culture.’ Journal of Contemporary History Covering societies from classical times to the twenty-first century, Gender in World History is a fascinating exploration of what happens to established ideas about men and women, and their roles, when different cultural systems come into contact.
will be profitably consulted by gender historians. Review of the first edition: ‘A comparative history of immense ambition.
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