Synopses & Reviews
Review
"This book has two strengths. First, it covers historical and contemporary viewpoints, enabling the reader to understand the role that women contributed to change over space through time. Second, the work contains studies at various scales, ranging from the local to the global....the book is an excellent introduction to the geography of gender and is also recommended to nongeographers. An excellent feature is the liberal number of maps, photographs, and drawings. Lower-division undergraduates and above."--
Choice"For too long, Anglophone geography has lacked a comprehensive introductory text on gender issues. Putting Women in Place answers this need. The text's strength lies in its attention to the central debates and concerns of the many subfields of human geography, and its balanced approach to both historical and contemporary examples. It will serve as an important anchoring text for introductory gender and geography courses, as well as a companion text for geographically oriented introductory courses in women's studies."--Sallie Marston, Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Arizona
"Most geographical studies assign women an invisible place in space. It is man who explores, names, and dominates while woman remains invisible. This book offers a broad account of the variety and complexity of gendered roles in both time and space, whether in the domestic environment, the workplace, the city, the imperial colony, or the natural environment. From single women as homesteaders on the American frontier, to lady Victorian explorers finding freedom and release through travel, to super-moms in the suburbs carrying out their multiple roles, Domosh and Seager offer a compelling account of how definitions of femininity are forged in space."--M. Christine Boyer, School of Architecture, Princeton University
"Putting Women in Place: Feminist Geographers Make Sense of the World is a lively and well-illustrated overview of the geography of women. Treating both historical and contemporary issues, Domosh and Seager provide a feminist perspective on space and gender. For many years, I have wanted to be able to assign a book like this. I recommend it for graduate and undergraduate courses in geography, history, architecture, and urban studies. --Dolores Hayden, Professor of Architecture, Urbanism, and American Studies, Yale University, author of The Grand Domestic Revolution: A History of Feminist Designs for American Homes, Neighborhoods, and Cities
Synopsis
This thought-provoking book uses the lens of gender to show how notions of maleness and femaleness have influenced our built environment, the locations in which we invest meaning, and the ways we live, work, travel, and explore.
Synopsis
Why do women and men tend to work in different jobs, in different ways, and in different spaces? Which is more "masculine"--the city or the suburbs? Why is nature often represented in feminine form? This thought-provoking book uses the lens of gender to provide an illuminating new perspective on the geography of everyday life. Domosh and Seager show how notions of maleness and femaleness have influenced our built environment, the locations in which we invest meaning, and the ways we live, work, travel, and explore. From the arrangement of furniture in Victorian homes to the movements of refugees over contemporary borders, the book explores gender patterns and roles across cultures and historical periods. It is lavishly illustrated with line drawings, photographs, and maps.
About the Author
Mona Domosh is Professor of Geography at Dartmouth College. She is the author of [ital]Invented Cities[/i], the coauthor of [i]The Human Mosaic[/i], and the former coeditor of the journal [i]Gender, Place, and Culture[/i].
Joni Seager is Professor of Geography at the University of Vermont. She is the author of [ital]The State of Women in the World Atlas[/ital], [ital]The New State of the Earth Atlas[/ital], and [ital]Earth Follies[/i]. Her articles and reviews have appeared in [ital]The New York Times[/ital], the [ital]Village Voice[/ital], and other publications.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Home
The Separation of Spheres
At Home with the Victorians
Reading the Parlor
Cleaning the Parlor
Tastemakers and Home Engineering
Social Engineering
The Suburban Home
The Postmodern Home
Home-Work Relations
Chapter 2: Women at Work
What Is Work?
What Counts?
Footloose Factories and Nimble Fingers: The New Industrial Order
Homework
The Return of the Sweatshop
Between the Sticky Floor and the Glass Ceiling
Gender in the Workplace
Mapping the Terrain of Poverty
Chapter 3: The City
Masculine City, Feminine Country?
The Early Modern City
The Industrial City
Working Women
Shopping Women
Regulating Women
The Modern City
The Postmodern City
Crime and Safety
Homelessness
Gentrification
Diverse Suburbs
The Culture of Shopping
Downtown
Chapter 4: On the Move
The Body in Space
Getting Around: First Principles
Keeping Women in Their Place
Roaming and 'Homing'
Breaking the Bonds of Space and Sex
Auto-masculinity
Global Migration
Refugees
The Sex Trade
Chapter 5: Nations and Empires
Victorian Lady Travelers
Women and Colonial Space
Domestic Space on the Frontier
Domestic Space in the Colonies
Bringing the Imperial Home
Feminism and Imperialism
Gender and Nationalism
Women in Nationalist Movements
Nationalisms and Sexualities
Chapter 6: The Environment
Mothers and Other Forces of Nature
Control
Encounters in the Environment
Studying Nature
Environmental Perception
Environmental Activism and Ecofeminism
References
Index
About the Authors