Reviews
Illustrate[s] the variation in gendered social relations over time and . . . consider[s] how these relations connect to other aspects of social identity, such as class or race. . . . Recommended.
--CHOICE
A very ambitious book that covers roughly two hundred years and an entire continent....An important overview of many topics that could be used in conjunction with case studies for an expanded understanding of the archaeology of gender in historic America.
--American Anthropologist
Rotman’s approach enlarges our understanding of the past . . . that directly informs our conception of gender in the present.
--Social Anthropology
These case studies will assist in rethinking how gender has formed a structured experience in the past, as well as framing our representations of history in the present.
--Public Historian
A valuable thought-provoking synthesis of gender archaeology in the United States.
--Cambridge Archaeological Journal