Gender and History in Western Europe (Arnold Readers in History) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340676949 ISBN 13: 9780340676943

Publisher: Hodder Education, 1998

Synopsis

This volume provides a clear and accessible guide to the evolution and use of gender as a concept in historical studies. It presents some of the most influential contributions in the field, outlining the key issues of historical controversy: the feminine and masculine domains in history; anatomical conceptions of sexual difference; the development of domestic ideology; seventeenth-century female prophets and the nineteenth-century Marian revival; the role of women in formal and informal political behaviour and discourse; and the role of gender conflict in periodic realignments of the sexual division of labour.



The work offers new understandings of the history of women as well as a new way of thinking about the history of men. But these insights cannot be confined: areas of history as disparate as science, religion, and politics are all affected by the 'gender revolution'.

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Review

The editors provide a valuable overview not only for students but also for the established scholar because of their clarity in delineating the current state and theoretical perspectives of gender analysis (Sixteenth Century Journal)

Synopsis

The articles selected for inclusion in this publication show that gender not only offers an enhanced understanding of the history of women, and a new way of thinking about the history of men, but it has also provided an understanding in the areas of history such as science, religion and politics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Education
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340676949
• ISBN 13: 9780340676943
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Shoemaker Robert, Vincent Mary