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Women at War in the Classical World

Categorie	Klassieke Oudheid
Boeknummer	#227179
Titel	Women at War in the Classical World
Auteur	Chrystal, Paul
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Barnsley : Pen & Sword
Jaar van uitgave	2017
ISBN10	1473856604
ISBN13	9781473856608
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original black boards, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Paul Chrystal has written the first full length study of women and warfare in the Graeco Roman world. Although the conduct of war was generally monopolized by men, there were plenty of exceptions with women directly involved in its direction and even as combatants, Artemisia, Olympias, Cleopatra and Agrippina the Elder being famous examples. And both Greeks and Romans encountered women among their 'barbarian' enemies, such as Tomyris, Boudicca and Zenobia. More commonly, of course, women were directly affected by war as noncombatant victims, of rape and enslavement as spoils of war and this makes up an important strand of the author's discussion. The portrayal of female warriors and goddesses in classical mythology and literature, and the use of war to justify gender roles and hierarchi... (Lees verder)es, are also considered. Overall it is a landmark survey of how war in the Classical world affected and was affected by women.
Pagina's	249
Conditie	Nieuw
Prijs	€ 10,00

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