Historical Archaeology of Gendered Lives

The ways in which individuals understand their roles as gendered beings and their relationships to other gendered beings is constantly pushed and pulled by forces both internal and external to the individual and the family/social/economic unit to which they belong. Gender interacts with a myriad of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rotman, Deborah. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
Series:Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology,
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89668-7
Table of Contents:
  • Gender Archaeologies as Social Forces
  • Theoretical Framework for Understanding Gender Roles and Relations
  • Gendered Landscapes in Historical Archaeology
  • Brief History of Deerfield, Massachusetts and the Families in this Study
  • Changing Social Relations, Changing Landscapes
  • Archaeological Excavation and Material Evidence
  • Questioning Separate Spheres
  • Ceramics at the Complex Intersection of Social Relations
  • Ceramic Use and the Meaning of Meals
  • Life Cycle Shaping the Material World
  • Modern Discipline and the Gendered World
  • Kaleidoscope of Gender.