Gender Inequalities in Rural European Communities During 19th and Early 20th Century

A Historical Perspective
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-75234-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 164 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 4026 g

Offers an overview of opportunities for rural women in southern Europe regarding their schooling and social life

Raises fundamental questions about gender inequalities

Brings together and compares case studies from Greece, Italy and the Balkans

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thanailaki, Polly

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Soziologie, Bildungssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Geschlechterpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. The Curse of Athena- Female Illiteracy in the Greek Countryside.- Chapter 2. ‘Caught in the spider’s web’. Women’s schooling in the rural communities in Italy and in parts of the Balkans.- Chapter 3. Hera, the Greek Goddess of Marriage: A Comparison Between Greek and Italian Peasant Women.- Chapter 4. Spreading the ‘Word of God’. Women- missionaries and Protestant Education in the Balkans, Greece and Italy.- Chapter 5. Demeter, the goddess of the harvest: Women’s social life in the villages.- Chapter 6. Euterpe, the Muse of Music: Women’s Position as Seen Through Folklore Songs and Dances (19th to Early 20th Centuries).- Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Polly Thanailaki holds a Ph.D. in Modern History from Democritus University of Thrace, Greece  and  is a visiting scholar at Harvard University, USA. She currently collaborates with the University of Piraeus.

She is the author of the following books in Greek: Ameriki kai Protestantismos (Kastaniotis Publishers 2005), Americanica oneira kai Ierapostolikos Romantismos (Papazisis Publishers 2011), and Gynaikeies Martyries Stis Selides tis Historias (Papazisis Publishers 2013). The above books received very good reviews both in Greece and in the USA. The author has also published a significant number of papers in peer- reviewed  international journals, in Greek  journals,  as well as in collective books. She  has also  presented a number of  papers in international conferences. Polly Thanailaki has also given invited talks in  Greek and American Universities. Her works have been cited  by many researchers. She has participated in  international Women’s Fora and she was the coordinator for Gender Equality with the Institute IGMEA, in Greece.

Her field of research is based on Modern History where she mainly focuses on female education and culture, as well as on Gender Equality in an international perspective.