| In Pursuit of Gender: Worldwide Archaeological Approaches Contributor(s): Nelson, Sarah Milledge (Editor), Rosen-Ayalon, Myriam (Editor) |
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ISBN: 075910087X ISBN-13: 9780759100879 Publisher: Altamira Press OUR PRICE: $62.37 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2001 Annotation: 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 states, historic communities, as well as ethnoarchaeological explorations. The chapters are characterized by a greater specificity in methods, and the emergence of a social archaeology that considers the agency of both men and women. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 305.309 |
| LCCN: 00049598 |
| Series: Gender and Archaeology |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 448 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 states, historic communities, as well as ethnoarchaeological explorations. The chapters are characterised by a greater specificity in methods, and the emergence of a social archaeology that considers the agency of both men and women. 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. |