Gender, Kinship and Power: A Comparative and Interdisciplinary History - Softcover

Through twenty engaging essays exploring cultures ranging from ancient Judaic civilization to contemporary Brazil, Gender, Kinship and Power places important contemporary issues related to kinship--such as parental responsibility and female-headed households--in their proper comparative and historical framework.

Mary Jo Maynes is professor of history at the University of Minnesota. She is author of "Schooling in Western Europe: A Social History" and coeditor of "Interpreting Women's Lives: Feminist Theory and Personal Narratives".

Mary Jo Maynes is professor of history at the University of Minnesota. She is author of "Schooling in Western Europe: A Social History" and coeditor of "Interpreting Women's Lives: Feminist Theory and Personal Narratives".

Soland is Associate Professor of History at The Ohio State University.

Strasser is Associate Professor of History, Affiliate Faculty in Women's Studies, and Core Faculty in Religious Studies at the University of California, Irvine.