The archaeology of gender in historic America / Deborah L. Rotman ; foreword by Michael S. Nassaney.

In this volume, gender roles and relations in Deerfield, Massachusetts, are presented to illustrate the material and spatial expressions of the dominant Anglo-European ideologies (particularly corporate families, republican motherhood, and the cult of domesticity) of each respective time period in h...

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Main Author: Rotman, Deborah L., 1967- (Author)
Other Authors: Nassaney, Michael S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]
Series:American experience in archaeological perspective.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: contextualizing gender in historic America
  • Understanding human experiences through the lens of gender
  • Gender in the domestic arena
  • Beyond the household: gender in the community
  • Institutions and social relations of gender
  • Summary: the archaeology of gender in historic America.