Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women V1

by Cheris Kramarae (Editor), Dale Spender (Editor)

Overview

First published in 2004. Featuring comprehensive global coverage of women's issues and concerns, from violence and sexuality to feminist theory, the Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women brings the field into the new millennium. In over 900 signed A-Z entries from US and Europe, Asia, the Americas, Oceania, and the Middle East, the women who pioneered the field from its inception collaborate with the new scholars who are shaping the future of women's studies to create the new standard work for anyone who needs information on women-related subjects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415920896
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/11/2004
Pages:	560
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Cheris Kramarae, Dale Spender

Table of Contents

Contents include: Abortion; Christianity: Status of Women; Domestic Labor; Eating Disorders; Education, in: Middle East and North Africa, North America, etc.; Erotica; Images of Women, in: Africa, Caribbean, Southeast Asia, etc.; Romantic Fiction; Street Harassment; Violence, in: Central and South America, East Asia, Welfare; Witches; Work: Equal Pay and Conditions

What People are Saying About This

Marlene Manoff

This is the first women's studies encyclopedia with a truly global perspective... will become the standard reference source for the field.
—(Marlene Manoff, 1999-2000 Chair of the ACRL Women's Studies Section)

Donna J. Haraway

A must purchase for libraries and a wonderful addition to a scholar's library. This reference work makes good on its promise to provide a truly cross-national, multicultural set of perspectives.
—(Donna J. Haraway, Professor, History of Consciousness Department, University of California at Santa Cruz)

Greta Hofmann Nemiroff

A 'must' for university, college and school libraries, public libraries, resource centers and community organizations. A great help to anyone needing to access accurate accounts of women's concepts, practices and issues across the globe.
—(Greta Hofmann Nemiroff, Coordinator of Women's Studies, Dawson College, Montreal)

Editorial Reviews

The 800-plus entries in this encyclopedia won't be much help to little Letasha or Luke, perusing the categories for a school project. This is a research tool for grownups, written with a decidedly feminist bias. Each essay is signed by the contributor and presumably represents her opinion on the subject addressed. For example, an entry about pornography is dismissive of arguments about free speech and instead focuses on misogynist imagery and sexist stereotypes. Another section opposes women's participation in the armed forces and argues that because the world's militaries maintain a sexual division of labor and power, they cannot, in any way, benefit female enlistees. In addition, individual achievements are mentioned only in the context of the topic they represent. Thus, there are chapters on animal rights, Zionism, and cyborg anthropology but not on Susan B. Anthony, Nawal El Saadawi, or Gloria Steinem. What's more, many of the sections are steeped in academic jargon, making the work inaccessible to those outside the scholarly community. Nonetheless, the book's international focus it bends over backward to include regions of the world and specific countries that rarely figure in more conventional research manuals is laudable and at times even exciting. If only the opinions were as diverse as the ethnic and national range upon which the authors focus. Recommended for academic libraries only. Eleanor J. Bader, Brooklyn, NY Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

Some 600 international scholars have contributed to this four-volume set addressing the concerns of women and the theory and practice of global feminism. The work is geared to both scholars and adult readers. While every volume contains a comprehensive alphabetical list of articles found in the encyclopedia, only the first volume contains a listing of the articles organized in the following categories: arts and literature; culture and communication; ecology and environment; economy and development; education; health, reproduction, and sexuality; history and philosophy of feminism; households and families; politics and the state; religion and spirituality; science and technology; violence and peace; and women's studies. Entries on individual women and nations are excluded<-->their coverage incorporated into the topical entries. Unusual entries include authored by the most capable Carole Adams, author of ; , a subject some feminists worry will vie for academic funding with women's studies; Menarche, the onset of menstruation; and Television, a medium intent on heaping responsibility for body and family on feminine shoulders. Entry length varies from a paragraph to several pages, and all end with references and further readings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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