Women in Ancient America
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: November 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9780806131696
Subjects: American history; Women's studies; Sociology; History - General History; Native American Anthropology; Sociology Of Women; Women's Studies - General; Social Science; North America; USA; Indian women; Americas (North Central South West Indies); Ancient - General; Women's Studies - History; Anthropology - Cultural; America; Antiquities; Sex role
First sentence: Archaeology is the means by which we understand the human past.
Description: "This first comprehensive work on women in precolumbian American cultures describes gender roles and relationships in North, Central, and South America from 12,000 B.C. to the 1500s A.D. Utilizing many key archaeological works, Karen Olsen Bruhns and Karen E. Stothert redress some of the long-standing male bias in writing about ancient Native American lifeways."--BOOK JACKET.

"This innovative book will appeal to students, scholars, and general readers interested in archaeology, the Americas, and women's studies."--BOOK JACKET.