Girlhood: A Global History - Paperback

Name: Girlhood: A Global History - Paperback
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SKU: 9780813547053
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Book Overview

by Jennifer Helgren (Editor), Colleen Vasconcellos (Editor), Jennifer Helgren (Introduction by)

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.

Author Biography

JENNIFER HELGREN is an assistant professor of history at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.

COLLEEN A. VASCONCELLOS is an assistant professor at University of West Georgia.

Number of Pages: 440

Dimensions: 0.9 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN

Publication Date: March 08, 2012

ISBN	9780813547053
Publisher	Rutgers University Press
Genre	History and Education
Format	Paperback
Published	March 2012
Language	ENG- English
Pages	440
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print