Envisioning Women in World History, Prehistory-1500

Name: Envisioning Women in World History, Prehistory-1500
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ISBN: 9780073513225

ISBN-10: 0073513229

ISBN-13: 9780073513225

Edition: 2009

Authors: Chandrika Paul, Christine Senecal, Catherine Clay

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Part of McGraw-Hill'sExplorations in World Historyseries, this brief and accessible volume presents a comparative survey of the early history of women from a global perspective. Each chapter, which can be read independently of the others, examines the experiences of women in one of seven civilizations typically covered in an introductory world history text: pre-agricultural societies, the Ancient Mediterranean, Gupta India/Southeast Asia, Tang/Song China, Maya and Aztec cultures, early Islam through the Abbasid caliphate, and Europe in the Late Middle Ages. Within these cultures, the authors explore a variety of issues impacting the lives of females in pre-modern history, including the…

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List price: $51.67
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 1/22/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.70" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Note from the Series Editors


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Women in Eurasia before 1000 bce



Women in the Ancient Mediterranean: Classical Greece and Imperial Rome (ca. 500 bce-500 ce)



The Heritage of the Gupta Empire: India and Southeast Asia (ca. 320 bce-1500 ce)



Women in Tang and Song China (618-1279 ce)



Meso-American Civilizations (ca. 200-1500 ce)



Women in the Islamic World: Pre-Islamic Arabia to Abbasid Caliphate (ca. 500-1258 ce)



Western Europe in the Central and Late Middle Ages (1050-1500 ce)


Conclusion


Notes


Suggested Readings


Index