Updated with new material to reflect the latest developments in the field, Gender in History : Global Perspectives, 2nd Edition, provides a concise overview of the construction of gender in world cultures from the Paleolithic era to modern times. * Includes examples drawn from the most recent scholarship relating to a diverse range of cultures, from Ancient Mesopotamia to post-Soviet Russia, and from the Igbo of Nigeria, to the Iroquois of north eastern North America. * Reflects new developments in the field with added coverage of primates, slavery, colonialism, masculinity, and transgender issues * Features significant discussion of the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods, an important trend in the study of world history * Lays out key theoretical and methodological issues in an introduction that is written in accessible language * Supplementary material for instructors and students available at