Amazons : the real warrior women of the ancient world
Man, John, 1941-2017
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Place reservation for Amazons : the real warrior women of the ancient worldSince the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of ruthless, hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors. Equal to men in battle, legend has it they would cut off their breasts to improve their archery skills and routinely killed their boy children to purify their ranks. For centuries these powerful, sexually liberated female soldiers were believed to be the fantastical invention of Greek myth and storytelling; a chimera, frequently the subject of choice for artists and poets, reflecting back the worst fears of a civilised patriarchy: the independent barbarian woman. Until now. Following decades of new research and a series of groundbreaking archeological discoveries, we now know these powerful warrior queens did indeed exist. Examining the evidence, John Man travels to the grasslands of Central Asia, from the edge of the ancient Greek world to the borderlands of China, to discover the truth about the warrior women mythologised as Amazons. In this deeply researched, sweeping historical epic, Man redefines our understanding of the Amazons and their culture, and examines the significance of their legend today.
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London : Bantam Press, 2017.©2017
Collation:
xiv, 301 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index.Text in English.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1.A Legend and Its Meaning -- 2.Close Encounters of the Scythian Kind -- 3.A Short Chapter on Breasts -- 4.Treasures in Bone and Gold -- 5.The Ice Maiden -- 6.Sarmatians: The Roots of the Legend -- 7.The Return of the Mounted Archer -- 8.Amazonia: From Dreams to a New Reality -- 9.A Painting, Two Plays and a Suicide -- 10.The Amazons of `Black Sparta' -- 11.Amazons with Wings: Russia's Night Witches -- 12.Wonder Woman: The Secret Origins of an Amazon Princess.
ISBN:
9780593077603 (paperback)
Dewey class:
939.6
Language:
English
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BRN:
342326
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| Penrith | Nonfiction | 939.6 AMA | Available |
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