Gender in African Prehistory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3913043 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B K Swartz, Kent (0000-0003-0806-1871) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 137 |
| Publication date | 1998-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | Gender in African prehistory, Susan Kent, 1998 |
| Venue | The International Journal of African Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-7882 • E-ISSN: 2326-3016 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/220902 |
| OpenAlex | W2134187512 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Gender in African Prehistory provides methods and theories for delineating and discussing prehistoric gender relations and their change through time. Sites studied range from Egypt to South Africa and Ghana to Tanzania, while time periods span the Stone Age to the period just prior to colonialization
Ancient history · Archaeology · Ethnology · Geography · Prehistory · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · History
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