A Cultural History of Women

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A Cultural History of Women presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. With six volumes covering 2500 years, this is the most authoritative history available of women in Western cultures. 1. A Cultural History of Women in Antiquity 2. A Cultural History of Women in the Middle Ages 3. A Cultural History of Women in the Renaissance 4. A Cultural History of Women in the Age of Enlightenment 5. A Cultural History of Women in the Age of Empire 6. A Cultural History of Women in the Modern Age Each volume discusses the same themes in its chapters: the Life Cycle; Bodies and Sexuality; Religion and Popular Beliefs; Medicine and Disease; Public and Private Worlds; Education and Work; Power; and Artistic Representation. This means readers can either have a broad overview of a period by reading a volume or follow a theme through history by reading the relevant chapter in each volume. Superbly illustrated, the full six volume set combines to present the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on women through history.

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This ambitious series traces the lives and experiences of women throughout history ... Absorbing. * History Today *
The essays making up this six-volume set are entertaining, insightful, debatable, scholarly and yet accessible. Arguments are presented that are new, deserving of debate and consideration. Old arguments resurface for new consideration ... The result is a comprehensive overview of women culturally through two and a half thousand years of history. * Reference Reviews *
Chapters are well researched and feature numerous illustrations. Each volume ends with chapter notes and an extensive bibliography. VERDICT An excellent starting point for projects requiring information about the cultural history of women, and a worthwhile addition to academic collections, especially those with a strong womens and gender studies program. -- Diane Fulkerson, University of South Florida, Lakeland * Library Journal *
Highly recommended for academic librariesa must for those with womens-studies programsand large public libraries. -- Lyndsie Robinson * Booklist *

Author Bio

Linda Kalof is Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University, USA. She is general editor of A Cultural History of Animals (Berg, 2007) and A Cultural History of the Human Body (Berg, 2010) and is also editor of The Animals Reader (Berg, 2007), the Earthscan Reader in Environmental Values (Routledge, 2005), and author of Looking at Animals in Human History (Reaktion Books, 2007).