Women in World History: v. 2: Readings from 1500 to the Present

This work is one of two volumes presenting selected histories from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. It discusses issues within a female context and features political and economic issues, marriage practices, motherhood and enslavement, religious beliefs and spiritual development. Foreword, Kevin Reilly; Preface, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Gendering World History, Globalizing Women’s History, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Part 1 1500–1800; Chapter 1 China and Japan, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 2 The Middle East, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 3 India, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 4 Europe, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 5 Gender in the European Colonization of the Americas, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 6 African Women in a New Era of Commerce and State Building, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Part 2 1800–Present; Chapter 7 Western Europe, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 8 Africa, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 9 The Symbol of the Veil in Modern Islam, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 10 India, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 11 Seeking Liberation in New East Asian Societies, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes; Chapter 12 The Americas, Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady Hughes;