This thorough revision of A World Full of Women will appeal to instructors or students in anthropology, or any discipline looking for a global approach to the study of women. Written by an anthropologist who has taught undergraduates for twenty-eight years and designed the first official Women's Studies course in Louisiana, this book has been forged in the classroom and fueled by the explosion of research on women since the 1970s. This text is a perfect choice for anthropologists who have been looking for an up-to-date, lively book for their gender course!