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Rutgers University Press
- Girlhood: A Global History
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: Rutgers University Press
- Series: Series in Childhood Studies
summary
Girlhood, interdisciplinary and global in source, scope, and methodology, examines the centrality of girlhood in shaping women's lives. Scholars study how age and gender, along with a multitude of other identities, work together to influence the historical experience.Spanning a broad time frame from 1750 to the present, essays illuminate the various continuities and differences in girls' lives across culture and region--girls on all continents except Antarctica are represented. Case studies and essays are arranged thematically to encourage comparisons between girls' experiences in diverse locales, and to assess how girls were affected by historical developments such as colonialism, political repression, war, modernization, shifts in labor markets, migrations, and the rise of consumer culture.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xvi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-13
- Part I: Girls' Cultures and Identities
- pp. 31-102
- Part II: The Politics of Girlhood
- pp. 103-213
- Part III: The Education of Girls
- pp. 215-322
- Part IV: Girls to Women: Work, Marriage, and Sexuality
- Contributors
- pp. 403-406
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813549460
Related ISBN(s)
9780813547046
MARC Record
OCLC
779172919
Pages
448
Launched on MUSE
2012-04-16
Language
English
Open Access
No