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Women Through Women's Eyes
June E. . Ed(S): Hahner
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Description for Women Through Women's Eyes
Hardback. The nineteenth century was a period of peak popularity for travel to Latin America, where political independence was accompanied by loosened travel restrictions. Such expeditions resulted in numerous travel accounts, most by men. Editor(s): Hahner, June E. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; DNF; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
The nineteenth century was a period of peak popularity for travel to Latin America, where a new political independence was accompanied by loosened travel restrictions. Such expeditions resulted in numerous travel accounts, most by men. However, because this period was a time of significant change and exploration, a small but growing minority of female voyagers also portrayed the people and places that they encountered. Women through Women's Eyes draws from ten insightful accounts by female visitors to Latin America in the nineteenth century. These firsthand tales bring a number of Latin American women into focus: nuns, market women, plantation workers, ... Read more
The nineteenth century was a period of peak popularity for travel to Latin America, where a new political independence was accompanied by loosened travel restrictions. Such expeditions resulted in numerous travel accounts, most by men. However, because this period was a time of significant change and exploration, a small but growing minority of female voyagers also portrayed the people and places that they encountered. Women through Women's Eyes draws from ten insightful accounts by female visitors to Latin America in the nineteenth century. These firsthand tales bring a number of Latin American women into focus: nuns, market women, plantation workers, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
Latin American Silhouettes
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780842026338
SKU
V9780842026338
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About June E. . Ed(S): Hahner
June E. Hahner is professor of history at the State University of New York at Albany.
Reviews for Women Through Women's Eyes
Women through Women's Eyes is a fascinating, revealing and instructive document which captures the role of women in Latin-American society. . . .
Bulletin of Spanish Studies
June Hahner's excellent volume provides attractive texts for classroom analysis and learning experiences. Women through Women's Eyes will be of interest to all historians who use travel accounts in teaching and ... Read more
Bulletin of Spanish Studies
June Hahner's excellent volume provides attractive texts for classroom analysis and learning experiences. Women through Women's Eyes will be of interest to all historians who use travel accounts in teaching and ... Read more