Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks is an American historian and Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee's Department of History. [1] She describes herself as wearing "... two hats, one as a historian of early modern Europe and the other as a world/global historian, with a primary focus on women, gender, and sexuality within these". [1]
She is editor-in-chief of the seven-volume 2015 Cambridge World History, and co-editor of three of its parts: Volume 5: Expanding Webs of Exchange and Conflict, 500CE–1500CE ( ISBN 9780521190749) with Benjamin Z. Kedar and Volume 6: The Construction of a Global World, 1400–1800 CE, Part 1: Foundations ( ISBN 9780521761628) and Part 2: Patterns of Change ( ISBN 9780521192460) with Jerry H. Bentley and Sanjay Subrahmanyam. [2]
She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and before moving to the University of Wisconsin she was an assistant professor at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, from 1979 to 1985. [3]
Wiesner-Hanks is a senior editor of The Sixteenth Century Journal: The Journal of Early Modern Studies, [4] and an editor of the Journal of Global History. [5]
Her books include Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe; Gender in History: Global Perspectives; Early Modern Europe, 1450–1789; and A Concise History of the World. Wiesner-Hanks also contributed to the textbook A History of Western Society with John P. McKay, [6] which has been published in several editions and is often used in Advanced Placement European History classes. [7]
References
- ^ a b "Merry Wiesner-Hanks". College of Letters & Science: Department of History. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "The Cambridge World History". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Wiesner-Hanks, Merry. "Curriculum vitae" (PDF). University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Staff". The Sixteenth Century Journal. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Journal of Global History". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Smith, Richard L.; McKay, John P.; Hill, Bennett D.; Buckler, John (November 1979). "A History of Western Society". The History Teacher. 13 (1): 125. doi: 10.2307/492026. JSTOR 492026.
- ^ "AP European History: Course Audit | AP Central – The College Board". AP Central. 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
Further reading
- Laichas, Tom (June 2008). "A Conversation with Merry Wiesner-Hanks". World History Connected. 5 (3). Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe (3rd ed. 2008, Cambridge, ISBN 978-0521695442)
- Gender in History: Global Perspectives (2nd ed, 2010, Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 978-1-4051-8995-8)
- Early Modern Europe, 1450–1789 (2nd ed, 2013, Cambridge UP, ISBN 9781107643574)
- A Concise History of the World (2015, Cambridge UP, ISBN 9781107694538)
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