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Destined for Equality

The Inevitable Rise of Women’s Status

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$32.00 • £27.95 • €29.95

ISBN 9780674057289

Publication Date: 09/30/2010

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330 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

11 line, 1 table

World

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“No one interested in status-based inequalities (for example, gender, race, ethnicity) can afford to ignore this book.”—Janet Saltzman Chafetz, American Academy of Political and Social Science Annals

“This ambitious book deserves wide readership. One does not have to agree with Jackson that women were, as the title suggests, ‘destined for equality’ to appreciate the force of his argument and the crisp and clear manner in which he presents it.”—Dennis A. Deslippe, Journal of American History

Awards & Accolades

  • Honorable Mention, 1998 Association of American Publishers Professional/Scholarly Publishing Award, Sociology & Anthropology Category

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