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In Pursuit of Gender
. Ed(S): Nelson, Sarah Milledge; Rosen-Ayalon, Myriam
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Paperback. In Pursuit of Gender advances the study of gender in archaeology with detailed data, a world-wide scope and carefully reasoned conclusions that move into new territory, paving the way towards further research in gender-based theory. Editor(s): Nelson, Sarah Milledge; Rosen-Ayalon, Myriam. Series: Gender and Archaeology. Num Pages: 448 pages, 93 illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 690.
Written by a distinguished group of feminist archaeologists, In Pursuit of Gender examines the role of gender in archaeology, an area that has long been neglected. The chapters in this volume represent sites and cultures that have been interpreted or reinterpreted from the perspective of gender, exploding old assumptions about women and the roles they held. Greatly illuminating the subject of gender from the perspective of their own regional traditions, the authors take the reader through an authoritative and comprehensive discussion of gender archaeology in Asia, Africa, North and South America. Societies represented include hunter-gatherers, early horticulturalists, incipient and well-developed ... Read more
Written by a distinguished group of feminist archaeologists, In Pursuit of Gender examines the role of gender in archaeology, an area that has long been neglected. The chapters in this volume represent sites and cultures that have been interpreted or reinterpreted from the perspective of gender, exploding old assumptions about women and the roles they held. Greatly illuminating the subject of gender from the perspective of their own regional traditions, the authors take the reader through an authoritative and comprehensive discussion of gender archaeology in Asia, Africa, North and South America. Societies represented include hunter-gatherers, early horticulturalists, incipient and well-developed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Series
Gender and Archaeology
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759100879
SKU
V9780759100879
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About . Ed(S): Nelson, Sarah Milledge; Rosen-Ayalon, Myriam
Sarah Milledge Nelson is John Evans Professor of Archaeology at the University of Denver, where she is faculty in the Anthropology Department and Director of Asian Studies. Some recent books include The Archaeology of Korea (1993), The Archaeology of Northeast China (ed.)(1995), and Gender in Archaeology (1997) which won the Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award. Myriam Rosen-Ayalon is ... Read more
Reviews for In Pursuit of Gender
In Pursuit of Gender attempts to recreate the dialogue between theory and methodology and shows how differing theoretical perspectives and methodologies can be utilized in the search for gender in the archaeological past.... the text offered me new ways to consider the study of gender and archaeology. The articles in this volume help show how women may differ within a ... Read more