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With nine papers examining a distinct body of archaeological data, Ungendering Civilization offers a much needed scrutiny of the role of women in the evolution of states.
Studying societies including Predynastic Egypt, Minoan Crete, ancient Zimbabwe and the Maya - to determine what the facts actually show, the contributors critically address traditional views of male and female roles, and argue for the possibility that the root historical cause of gender subordination is participation in modern world system, rather than 'innate' tendencies to domesticity and child-rearing in women, and leadership and aggression in men.
With an interdisciplinary potential, students of archaeology, cultural studies and gender studies will find this full of useful information.
"Contemporary archaeologists should use this excellent volume as an example of the direction archaeology should go to maintain its relevancy to existing societies." - Joe Watkins, University of New Mexico, Journal of Anthropological Research
| Preface | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| References Cited | p. 38 |
| Gendered States | p. 47 |
| The Use and Abuse of Ethnographic Analogies in Interpretations of Gender Systems at Cahokia | p. 71 |
| Note | p. 91 |
| The "Marauding Pagan Warrior" Woman | p. 94 |
| References Cited | p. 113 |
| Tracing Women in Early Sumer | p. 117 |
| Notes | p. 133 |
| Leaders, Healers, Laborers, and Lovers | p. 136 |
| The Benefits of an Archaeology of Gender for Predynastic Egypt | p. 156 |
| All the Harappan Men Are Naked, but the Women Are Wearing Jewelry | p. 179 |
| Oh My Goddess | p. 196 |
| References Cited | p. 211 |
| Ungendering the Maya | p. 216 |
| References Cited | p. 230 |
| Index | p. 234 |
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ISBN: 9780415260572
ISBN-10: 0415260574
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 256
Published: 26th March 2004
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6
x 2.0
Weight (kg): 0.522
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