A Companion to Gender Prehistory

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An authoritative guide on gender prehistory for researchers,instructors and students in anthropology, archaeology, and genderstudies * Provides the most up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of genderarchaeology, with an exclusive focus on prehistory * Offers critical overviews of developments in thearchaeology of gender over the last 30 years, as well asassessments of current trends and prospects for futureresearch * Focuses on recent Third Wave approaches to the study of genderin early human societies, challenging heterosexist biases,and investigating the interfaces between gender and status, age, cognition, social memory, performativity, thebody, and sexuality * Features numerous regional and thematic topics authored byestablished specialists in the field, with incisivecoverage of gender research in prehistoric and protohistoriccultures of Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Pacific

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Diane Bolger

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Anthropologie Anthropologie / Geschlechterfragen u. Sexualität Anthropology Anthropology of Gender & Sexuality Archaeology Archäologie Prähistorische Archäologie Prehistoric Archaeology

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"In short, as this volume shows us, there is no doubt thatthe gender perspective has been the strongest theoretical andmethodological stimulus for the study of prehistory during the lastdecades. Adopting such a perspective provides a much more complexpanorama of prehistoric societies than that which has beendescribed to date. Such a panorama is, in turn, infinitely morestimulating." (European Journal of Archaeology,1 March 2014) "Part 2's strength is its global breadth, with mostcontributors offering a synthesized and regionally boundedhistoriography of gender studies. Summing Up: Recommended.Upper-division undergraduates and above." (Choice, 1 July 2013) "This enormous book contains it all: past studies, currenttheory, everyone on gender. I can't wait to own acopy!" - Joan Gero, American University "The publication of A Companion to GenderPrehistory signals a new era in feminist and queer archaeology.With contributions from both established and emerging scholarsthroughout the world, this volume showcases the diversity andstrengths of gender-focused archaeology in the study of the deeppast. The authors stimulate our curiosity about the long history ofgender and sexuality and chart new directions for emergingresearch." - Barbara L. Voss, Stanford University
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