Call for Authors: ABC-CLIO, History of Gender/Sexuality (Publication: Encyclopedia of World History)

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ABC-CLIO is in the process of developing a comprehensive 21-volume Encyclopedia of World History. We are seeking interested scholars to prepare 500-1500 word articles on gender/sexuality in a world history context.

OPEN TOPICS – Gender/Sexuality (3/12/2009)

Era – Article Title – Words

  • Era 3 (1000 – 0300) – Concept of female rulers in Yayoi Japan – 600 words
  • Era 3 (1000 – 0300) – Gender roles as revealed on Moche pots – 500 words
  • Era 4 (0300 – 1000) – Families and Kinship in Early Medieval India – 400 words
  • Era 4 (0300 – 1000) – „The Perfect Bride“ – 150 words
  • Era 6 (1450 – 1770) – Lebenslauf: Female Spirituality in Moravian Pennsylvania [Private Lives/Public Spheres] – 750 words
  • Era 6 (1450 – 1770) – Marie Elizabeth Kunz, Memoir (1769) – 200 words
  • Era 6 (1450 – 1770) – Women and Power in Early Modern India – 750 words
  • Era 6 (1450 – 1770) – Ahilyabi Holkar, the Rani of Indore – 200 words
  • Era 7 (1750 – 1914) – Divorce Law: Europe and the U.S. – 600 words
  • Era 7 (1750 – 1914) – Childhood in Western Societies – 700 words
  • Era 7 (1750 – 1914) – Middle Class Women and the Cult of Domesticity – 1000 words
  • Era 7 (1750 – 1914) – material culture and cult of domesticity – 250 words
  • Era 7 (1750 – 1914) – Housework – 600 words
  • Era 7 (1750 – 1914) – Beginnings of Gay Rights Movement in Europe – 600 words
  • Era 7 (1750 – 1914) – The Scientific Study of Sexual Relations in Europe – 1000 words
  • Era 7 (1750 – 1914) – Political Developments in Europe, 1815-1914: The Fight for Women’s Suffrage – 1000 words

To see a full list of open topics

Compensation: contributors will have their names associated with the entries they contribute and will receive access to the e-book version of the encyclopedia (list price $1,800) for personal use. Contributors assigned 3,000 words or more will also receive a credit of $300 for ABC-CLIO, Greenwood Press, and Praeger books. In order to meet review standards, we require that contributors hold a Ph.D, ABD, be currently enrolled in a doctoral program, or have recognized expertise in the field.

If you are interested in writing 1 or more of the entries listed below, please send a c.v. to:
Fred Nadis, Project Editor FNadis#abc-clio.com
Jeanie Azizian, Project Coordinator JAzizian#abc-clio.com

Source: H-WOMEN@H-NET.MSU.EDU

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