The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History, Volume 1The Encyclopedia of Women in World History captures the experiences of women throughout world history in a comprehensive, 4-volume work. Although there has been extensive research on women in history by region, no text or reference work has comprehensively covered the role women have played throughout world history. The past thirty years have seen an explosion of research and effort to present the experiences and contributions of women not only in the Western world but across the globe. Historians have investigated womens daily lives in virtually every region and have researched the leadership roles women have filled across time and region. They have found and demonstrated that there is virtually no historical, social, or demographic change in which women have not been involved and by which their lives have not been affected. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History benefits greatly from these efforts and experiences, and illuminates how women worldwide have influenced and been influenced by these historical, social, and demographic changes. The Encyclopedia contains over 1,250 signed articles arranged in an A-Z format for ease of use. The entries cover six main areas: biographies; geography and history; comparative culture and society, including adoption, abortion, performing arts; organizations and movements, such as the Egyptian Uprising, and the Paris Commune; womens and gender studies; and topics in world history that include slave trade, globalization, and disease. With its rich and insightful entries by leading scholars and experts, this reference work is sure to be a valued, go-to resource for scholars, college and high school students, and general readers alike. |
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Contents
List of Articles | x |
Introduction | xix |
Chronology AIDS Overview | 92 |
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| Title | The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History, Volume 1 The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History, Bonnie G. Smith |
| Author | Bonnie G. Smith |
| Editor | Bonnie G. Smith |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 2008 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 3 Jun 2009 |
| ISBN | 0195148908, 9780195148909 |
| Length | 2752 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / Women History / Reference History / World Social Science / Women's Studies |
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