Women in World History: v. 1: Readings from Prehistory to 1500

by Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes

Overview

Presenting selected histories in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, this work discusses: political and economic issues; marriage practices, motherhood and enslavement; and religious beliefs and spiritual development. Famous women, including Hatshepsut, Hortensia, Aisha, Hildegard of Bingen and Sei Shonangan, are discussed as well as lesser known and anonymous women. Both primary and secondary source readings are included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563243103
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/31/1995
Series:	Sources and Studies in World History Series
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Sarah Shaver Hughes and Brady Hughes have taught world history and women’s history for many years. Brady Hughes retired in 1990 from the faculty of Hampton University, Virginia; Sarah Hughes teaches at Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania. Sarah Hughes received her doctorate from the College of William and Mary in 1975; Brady Hughes received his from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1969.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Prehistoric Women; Chapter 2 The Women of Ancient Egypt; Chapter 3 India; Chapter 4 Israel; Chapter 5 Greece; Chapter 6 China; Chapter 7 Women in the Late Roman Republic; Chapter 8 Western Europe; Chapter 9 The Middle East; Chapter 10 China and Japan; Chapter 11 Africa; Chapter 12 Southeast Asia; Chapter 13 The Americas;

Editorial Reviews

Not just a revised history "including" important women, but an ambitious exploration of the integral role women have played throughout history, in whatever culturally prescribed positions they occupied. Chapters cover the women of prehistory, ancient Egypt, early Hindu and Buddhist cultures, Jewish women in the Torah and the diaspora, classical Athens, China's Han Dynasty, the late Roman Republic, Western Europe (Christians), the Middle East, China and Japan, Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Americas. Lacks an index. Paper edition (unseen), $21.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\

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