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Author Salmonson, Jessica Amanda

Title The Encyclopedia of Amazons : Women Warriors from Antiquity to the Modern Era
Published [Place of publication not identified] : Open Road Media, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (297 pages)
Contents Cover Page; Title Page; Dedication; Introduction; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Select Bibilography; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Copyright Page
Summary A unique, extensive A-to-Z encyclopedia of history & rsquo;s warrior women This is an astounding collection of female fighters, from heads of state and goddesses to pirates and gladiators. Each entry is drawn from historical, fictional, or mythical narratives of many eras and lands. With over one thousand entries detailing the lives and influence of these heroic female figures in battle, politics, and daily life, Salmonson provides a unique chronicle of female fortitude, focusing not just on physical strength but on the courage to fight against patriarchal structures and redefine women & rsquo;s roles during time periods when doing so was nearly impossible. The use of historical information and fictional traditions from Japan, Europe, Asia, and Africa gives this work a cross-cultural perspective that contextualizes the image of these unconventional depictions of might, valor, and greatness
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Subject Women -- Biography -- Dictionaries
Women soldiers -- Biography -- Dictionaries
Amazons.
Goddesses.
Women soldiers -- Biography -- Dictionaries
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Women.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Amazons
Goddesses
Women
Women soldiers
Genre/Form dictionaries.
Biographies
Dictionaries
Dictionaries.
Dictionnaires.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781453293645
1453293647