Women's Roles in Ancient Civilizations
Subtitle: A Reference Guide
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: June 30, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780313301278
Subjects: Anthropology; Feminism; World history: BCE to c 500 CE; Sex Roles (Sociological Aspects); Women - Ancient History; Social Science; Sociology; Ancient World; Ancient - General; Civilization; Women's Studies - History; History / World; Gender Studies; Women's Studies - General; History; Sex role; To 500; Women
Description: "Knowledge about the roles of women in ancient civilizations has been limited to traditionally held notions, but recent discoveries and research have led to exciting insights into the great variety of ways in which women contributed to ancient cultures.

This reference work designed for student research, features lengthy essays and a wealth of new information about women's roles in twelve ancient civilizations around the world - China, India, Japan, Mesopotamia, the Levant, Egypt, West Africa, Greece, Rome, Mesoamerica, the Andes, and Native North America."--BOOK JACKET.