A World Full of Women

by Martha C. Ward, Monica D. Edelstein

Takes a cross-cultural approach to the study of womenA World Full of Women, 6/e, combines descriptive ethnography, gender theory, and international statistics to present a comprehensive picture of the lives of women. Readers will better comprehend and contextualize women‘s issues and experiences in today‘s world. This title explores the diversity of women‘s lives from class to culture, with examples ranging from women‘s work to marriage patterns, health issues, violence against women, and grassroots organizing.

Genres: Nonfiction, Anthropology, Feminism

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Also writes as Martha Coonfield Ward.

Reviews

[April Kline]

Very educational

[HeavyReader]

I read this book for my Anthropology of Women class that I took with Dr. Martha Ward.

[Katy]

This was one of the few text books I actually enjoyed reading. It's planned well and the material is presented in an easy-to-read and easy-to-comprehend way.

[Monica]

I may be a bit biased -- 6th edition coming soon!!!

[Jessica]

Very surprised by how much I ended up enjoying an anthropology textbook. There's some wonky writing and a couple of "um, what?!" claims, but I liked the subject and overall approach.

[Elizabeth]

%3.99 at goodwill; clean and solid, light wear on cover.

[Emily]

Very interesting book. Very informative. I enjoyed reason it even though it was a textbook. Definitely recommend for reading plus it's an easy read