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A History of Women in the West: From Ancient Goddesses to Christian Saints v. 1: Volume I

A History of Women in the West: From Ancient Goddesses to Christian Saints v. 1: Volume I

by Georges Duby (Author), Arthur Goldhammer (Author), Michelle Perrot (Author), Arthur Goldhammer (Author), Georges Duby (Author), Michelle Perrot (Author), Georges Duby (Author), Pauline Schmitt Pantel (Author)

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    Paperback 1994

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Synopsis

Informed by the work of seventy-five distinguished historians, this five-volume series sets before us an engaging, panoramic chronicle that extends from antiquity to the present day. The inaugural volume brings women from the margins of ancient history into the fore. It offers fresh insight into more than twenty centuries of Greek and Roman history and encompasses a landscape that stretches from the North Sea to the Mediterranean and from the Pillars of Hercules to the banks of the Indus. The authors draw upon a wide range of sources including gravestones, floor plans, papyrus rolls, vase paintings, and literary works to illustrate how representations of women evolved during this age. They journey into the minds of men and bring to light an imaginative history of women and of the relations between the sexes.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 596
 Edition: Revised ed.
 Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 12 Apr 1994
ISBN 10: 067440369X
ISBN 13: 9780674403697

Media Reviews
[This book contains] a wealth of knowledge and a scholarly scrupulosity which bodes well for its successors. -- Helen Hackett Times Higher Education Supplement A series of carefully interrelated essays that form the first volume of a five-part encyclopedic history of women...[This work] marks the rapid development over the past twenty years in the study of women in the ancient world. -- Mary Beard Times Literary Supplement A stellar cast of historians from many countries here examines women's bodies, hearts, and minds and explores their nature and role...Their investigation pinpoints the changes that have taken place in a colonized continent...The road to freedom is long. We look forward to visiting subsequent stations along the way. -- Anne Pons L'Express A bold new enterprise that will no doubt stand as a milestone in European history. -- Laurent Theis Le Nouvel Observateur
Author Bio
Georges Duby, a member of the Academie Francaise, is Professor of Medieval History at the College de France. Michelle Perrot is Professor of Contemporary History at the Universite de Paris VII.