The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World: Fourth Edition [Mass Market Paperback]

Joni Seager (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0143114514 | ISBN-13: 978-0143114512 | Publication Date: November 25, 2008 | Edition: Revised

The most up-to-date global perspective on how women are living today across continents and cultures

In this completely revised and updated fourth edition of her groundbreaking atlas, Joni Seager provides comprehensive and accessible analysis of up-to-the-minute global data on the key issues facing women today: equality, motherhood, feminism, the culture of beauty, women at work, women in the global economy, changing households, domestic violence, lesbian rights, women in government, and more. The result is an invaluable resource on the status of women around the world today.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); Revised edition (November 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0143114514
• ISBN-13: 978-0143114512
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,864 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #8 in Books > Education & Reference > Atlases & Maps > Atlases
  • #65 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Women's Studies

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great source material!, April 30, 2009

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N. Orlovsky "silly little girl" (Arlington, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World: Fourth Edition (Mass Market Paperback)

I used this atlas in an Intro to Women's Studies and a Feminist Theory course. It is a great source of material for paper-writing, with very up-to date statistics, and fascinating maps. Of course, it does not always have as much indepth information as I'd like, but the maps would have to be significantly larger to incorporate 'everything'.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars highly recommend, February 18, 2009

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Amanda (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World: Fourth Edition (Mass Market Paperback)

I absolutely love this book. For anybody who is interested in gender issues, geography, politics, or sociology, it is a must read. It's not actually much of a "read" at all. It is a very visual book, with lots of colorful maps and graphs with very interesting statistics that you might not have otherwise thought about.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Visual Kick-Start for Important Discussions, March 16, 2010

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Celeste Roche "mover&shaker" (The Constitution State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World: Fourth Edition (Mass Market Paperback)

I have always loved maps. I have never particularly cared for "women's issues." This book is a bridge.

One of my friends had to use this book for a women's studies course, and I happened to take a peek at it, having sensed the presence of maps. I decided to get my own copy to further study the deliciously colored curves of the continents and the cute little charts and graphs protruding from them. While it is obvious that a portion of the information contained within this book is either biased or presented in a misleading fashion, going through the pages will make people think about the state of women around the world.

As other reviewers have stated, there is very little to "read" in this book--that is because it is an atlas. The maps are political and discuss (in their maptastic key-wielding way) topics ranging from women in government to violence against women to the beauty industry. For the little I spent on this book, and for the relative brevity of it, it has inspired an outstanding number of conversations about culture and the sexes. If you are looking for a way to get both men and women talking about related issues, without digressing into "men are evil, women are dumb," this may be it.