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A Cultural History of Women: A 6 Volume Set
Contributor(s): Kalof, Linda (Author)

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 ISBN: 184788475X     ISBN-13: 9781847884756
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
OUR PRICE: $646.00  

Binding Type: Other
Published: April 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- History | Social History
- Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory
Dewey: 305.420
LCCN: 2012036721
Series: Cultural History
Physical Information: 7.4" H x 10.4" W x 13.1" L (10.35 lbs) 6 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index
Review Citations: Library Journal 07/01/2013 pg. 102
Choice 10/01/2013
Booklist 01/01/2014 pg. 74
 
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Publisher Description:

A Cultural History of Women presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. With six volumes covering 2500 years, this is the most authoritative history available of women in Western cultures.

1. A Cultural History of Women in Antiquity
2. A Cultural History of Women in the Middle Ages
3. A Cultural History of Women in the Renaissance
4. A Cultural History of Women in the Age of Enlightenment
5. A Cultural History of Women in the Age of Empire
6. A Cultural History of Women in the Modern Age

Each volume discusses the same themes in its chapters: the Life Cycle; Bodies and Sexuality; Religion and Popular Beliefs; Medicine and Disease; Public and Private Worlds; Education and Work; Power; and Artistic Representation. This means readers can either have a broad overview of a period by reading a volume or follow a theme through history by reading the relevant chapter in each volume.

Superbly illustrated, the full six volume set combines to present the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on women through history.

Contributor Bio(s): Kalof, Linda: - Linda Kalof is Professor in the Dept. of Sociology at Michigan State University. She is author of Looking at Animals in Human History and co-editor of The Earthscan Reader in Environmental Values and the forthcoming major multi-volume works, A Cultural History of Animals and A Cultural History of the Human Body.
 
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