Women's Roles in Latin America and the Caribbean

Informationen zum Autor Kathryn A. Sloan is associate professor of history and the director of graduate studies at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR. Klappentext This book surveys Latin American and Caribbean women's contributions throughout history from conquest through the 20th century. From the colonial period to the present day, women across the Caribbean and Latin America were an intrinsic part of the advancement of society and helped determine the course of history. Women's Roles in Latin America and the Caribbean highlights their varied and important roles over five centuries of time, providing geographical breadth and ethnic diversity to the Women's Roles through History series.Women's roles are the focus of all six chapters, covering themes that include religion, family, law, politics, culture, and labor. Each section provides specific examples of real-life women throughout history, providing readers with an overview of Latin American women's history that pays special attention to continuity across regions and variances over time and geography. Zusammenfassung This book surveys Latin American and Caribbean women's contributions throughout history from conquest through the 20th century. From the colonial period to the present day! women across the Caribbean and Latin America were an intrinsic part of the advancement of society and helped determine the course of history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Chronology 1. Women and Family 2. Women, the Law, and Crime 3. Women and Religion 4. Women and Work 5. Women, Culture, and the Arts 6. Women, Power, and Politics Glossary Selected Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Kathryn Sloan, Kathryn A. Sloan
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2011
• EAN: 9780313381089
• ISBN: 978-0-313-38108-9
• No. of pages: 293
• Series: Women's Roles Through History; Women's Roles through History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Latin America, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, HISTORY / Women, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Caribbean islands, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas, Gender studies: women and girls, Women's Studies