00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862053907 Buklod 20170127084047.0 g||| | || || ta 170127s2015 nyu rb |001 0|eng d 9781138853119 (paperback) (iLib)UPBAG-00023065867 BC-67185 Megatexts Php4,977.00 Prof. Elizabeth Calinawagan DLC BAG rda eng HQ 1075 S74 2015 Stearns, Peter N. author. Gender in world history Peter N. Stearns. Third edition. New York, NY Routledge 2015. x, 210 pages 23 cm Themes in world history Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Part I. Agricultural societies -- The traditional framework : agriculture, patriarchy, civilizations -- Early contacts : influences from cultural diversity -- Buddhism and Chinese women -- Islamic standards outside the heartland : changes and continuities in India and sub-Saharan Africa -- The Chinese influence -- Conclusion of Part I. : gender and contacts in agricultural societies -- Part II. New Patterns of contact, 1500-1900 -- Europeans and native Americans -- Men and women amid British imperialism in India -- Western influences and regional reactions : Polynesia and Africa -- Reform movements and gender : beyond the colonial models -- Conclusion of Part III. : gender contact amid rising world trade -- Part III. The contemporary world -- Immigration as culture contact -- New international influences : feminism and Marxism -- Contact and retract : the Middle East in the contemporary era -- Latin America : the role of contact in basic change -- Global consumer culture : the question of impact -- Globalization and resistance -- Conclusion of Part III. : gender and contacts in modern societies -- Epilogue -- Big picture : from patriarchy to new debate : the role of contacts in the evolution of gender. "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, women, and gender roles when different cultural systems come into contact. Now in its third edition, the book has been thoroughly updated"--Provided by publisher. Sex role History. Man-woman relationships History. Sex differences History. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN HQ 1075 S74 2015 Book