The creation of patriarchy
(Book)
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Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 1986.
ISBN
0195051858, 9780195051858, 0195039963, 9780195039962
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Oak Lawn Public Library - Stacks | 305.409 LERNER | On Shelf |
The Theosophical Society in America - Krotona Library (Ojai CA) | 305.4 LER COP | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 1986.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 318 pages, 23 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
0195051858, 9780195051858, 0195039963, 9780195039962
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-303) and index.
Description
"A major new work by a leading historian and pioneer in women's studies, The Creation of Patriarchy is a radical reconceptualization of Western civilization that makes gender central to its analysis. Gerda Lerner argues that male dominance over women is not "natural" or biological, but the product of an historical development begun in the second millennium B.C. in the Ancient Near East. As patriarchy as a system of organizing society was established historically, she contends, it can also be ended by the historical process. Focusing on the contradiction between women's central role in creating society and their marginality in the meaning-giving process of definition and interpretation, Lerner explores such fascinating questions as: What can account for women's exclusion from the historical process? What could explain the long delay--more than 3,500 years--in women's coming to consciousness of their own subordinate position? She goes back to the cultures of the earliest known civilizations--those of the ancient Near East--to discover the origins of the major gender metaphors of Western civilization. Using historical, literary, archaeological, and artistic evidence, she then traces the development of these ideas, symbols, and metaphors and their incorporation into Western civilization as the basis of patriarchal gender relations."--Publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lerner, G. (1986). The creation of patriarchy . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lerner, Gerda, 1920-2013. 1986. The Creation of Patriarchy. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lerner, Gerda, 1920-2013. The Creation of Patriarchy Oxford University Press, 1986.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lerner, Gerda. The Creation of Patriarchy Oxford University Press, 1986.
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