| Women and Space: Ground Rules and Social Maps Revised Edition Contributor(s): Ardener, Shirley (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0854967281 ISBN-13: 9780854967285 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1993 Annotation: Second, Revised Edition The relationship between women and space has now been recognized as an important issue for feminist discussion. Developments in psychology and geography have encouraged the use of social maps' to explore the way in which space is perceived. This book presents fascinating ethnographic evidence collected by the authors from actresses, politicians, farmers and housewives in England, Africa, Iran, Peru, Greece and the former Soviet Union. This evidence illustrates how space must be considered both in its physical dimensions and in its social and symbolic aspects, as experienced by women. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.42 |
| LCCN: 92039820 |
| Series: Cross Cultural Perspectives on Women (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.4" W x 8.48" (0.60 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Second, Revised EditionThe relationship between women and space has now been recognized as an important issue for feminist discussion. Developments in psychology and geography have encouraged the use of social maps' to explore the way in which space is perceived. This book presents fascinating ethnographic evidence collected by the authors from actresses, politicians, farmers and housewives in England, Africa, Iran, Peru, Greece and the former Soviet Union. This evidence illustrates how space must be considered both in its physical dimensions and in its social and symbolic aspects, as experienced by women. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ardener, Shirley: - Mrs. Shirley Ardener is at the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research on Women, University of Oxford. |