Women in World History: v. 2: Readings from 1500 to the Present

by Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes

Overview

This work is one of two volumes presenting selected histories from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. It discusses issues within a female context and features political and economic issues, marriage practices, motherhood and enslavement, religious beliefs and spiritual development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317451815
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/29/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	1 MB

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

Foreword, Kevin Reilly; Preface, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Gendering World History, Globalizing Women’s History, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Part 1 1500–1800; Chapter 1 China and Japan, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 2 The Middle East, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 3 India, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 4 Europe, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 5 Gender in the European Colonization of the Americas, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 6 African Women in a New Era of Commerce and State Building, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Part 2 1800–Present; Chapter 7 Western Europe, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 8 Africa, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 9 The Symbol of the Veil in Modern Islam, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 10 India, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 11 Seeking Liberation in New East Asian Societies, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 12 The Americas, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes;