Gender in archaeology : analyzing power and prestige / by Sarah Milledge Nelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, Sarah M., 1931-2020.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminist archaeology.

Physical Description:

240 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, Calif. : AltaMira Press; London : Sage, [1997]

Summary:

Sarah Milledge Nelson takes on the formidable task of attempting the first comprehensive feminist, theoretical synthesis of the flood of archaeological work on gender. She examines the roles of women and men in such areas as human origins, the sexual division of labor, kinship and other social formations, state development, and ideology. Nelson provides examples from gender-specific archaeological studies worldwide to examine such traditional myths as woman the gatherer, the goddess hypothesis, and the Amazon warriors, replacing them with a more nuanced, informed treatment of gender based on the latest research. She also examines the structure of the archaeological discipline in her attempt to understand and change a discipline that has made women all but invisible both as researchers and objects of research. Nelson's book is a benchmark work for all archaeologists working on or interested in gender and points the way toward fruitful avenues for further research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-220) and indexes.

ISBN:

0761991158

0761991166

OCLC:

36806884