| Description |
volume <1-4> : maps ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: Toronto : McArthur, 2002. |
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"A History of Women in the world" -- Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
v. 1: Origins -- The mothers -- The fathers -- State formulation in Peru, Egypt, and Sumer -- A secular state: China -- A religious state: India -- A militaristic state: Mexico -- Conclusion: An analysis of the state -- Judaism -- Greece -- Rome -- Christianity -- Islam -- v. 2: The masculine mystique -- Introduction -- Feudalism in Europe -- Feudalism in Japan -- Control tightens in Europe -- European appropriation of Africa -- European appropriation of Latin America -- European appropriation of North America -- Black experience in North America -- The French Revolution -- v. 3: Infernos and paradises, the triumph of capitalism in the 19th century -- Introduction -- Imperialism in Africa -- Industrialization -- Utopianism and socialism -- Middle-class women in England -- Middle-class women in the United States before the Civil War -- The Civil War and its aftermath -- Woman suffrage in the United States and Great Britain -- Labor movements -- The war against women -- v. 4: Revolutions and the struggles for justice in the 20th century -- Introduction -- Socialism in Europe -- Revolution in Russia -- Revolution in China -- Fascist revolution in Germany and Italy -- Anti-imperial revolution in Latin America -- Anti-imperial revolution in India -- Anti-imperial revolution in Algeria -- Anti-imperial revolution in Africa -- Women and development -- The history of feminism -- The political is personal, the personal is political -- The future of feminism. |
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v. 1. Origins -- v. 2. The masculine mystique. |
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v. 1: Origins: PART ONE: PARENTS: The mothers -- The fathers -- PART TWO: State formulation in Peru, Egypt, and Sumer -- A secular state: China -- A religious state: India -- A militaristic state: Mexico -- Conclusion: An analysis of the state -- PART: THREE: GODS, GLORY, AND DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR: Judaism -- Greece -- Rome -- Christianity -- Islam -- Glossary -- Notes -- v. 2: The masculine mystique: Introduction -- PART ONE: REACHING FOR ORDER AND CONTROL: Feudalism in Europe -- Feudalism in Japan -- PART TWO: EXPANSION AND APPROPRIATION, 1500-1800: Control tightens in Europe -- European appropriation of Africa -- European appropriation of Latin America -- European appropriation of North America -- Black experience in North America -- The French Revolution -- Afterword -- Notes. |
| Summary |
Present a history of women from prehistoric times up to the present day, examining the changing roles of women in different ages, and covering such topics as work, marriage, family, sex roles, religion, and poltics. |
| Subject |
Women -- History.
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| Added Author |
Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
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| ISBN |
9781558615656 v. 1 paperback |
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1558615652 v. 1 paperback |
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9781558615670 v. 2 paperback |
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1558615679 v. 2 paperback |
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9781558615830 v. 3 |
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1558615830 v. 3 |
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9781558615847 v. 4 |
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1558615849 v. 4 |
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