This book explores the contradictory development of gender roles in Central and Eastern Europe including Russia. In light of the social changes that followed th

This volume explores the role of gender on both the home and fighting fronts in eastern Europe during World Wars I and II. By using gender as a category of anal

A Companion to Gender History surveys the history of womenaround the world, studies their interaction with men in genderedsocieties, and looks at the role of ge

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Gender equality has been one of the defining projects of European welfarestates. It has proven an elusive goal, not just because of political opposition but als