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A Brief History Of The Amazons
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Author : Lyn Webster Wilde
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-03-10
A Brief History Of The Amazons written by Lyn Webster Wilde and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-10 with History categories.
'Golden-shielded, silver-sworded, man-loving, male-child slaughtering Amazons,' is how the fifth-century Greek historian Hellanicus described the Amazons, and they have fascinated humanity ever since. Did they really exist? For centuries, scholars consigned them to the world of myth, but Lyn Webster Wilde journeyed into the homeland of the Amazons and uncovered astonishing evidence of their historic reality. North of the Black Sea she found archaeological excavations of graves of Iron Age women buried with arrows, swords and armour. In the hidden world of the Hittites, near the Amazons' ancient capital of Thermiscyra in Anatolia, she unearthed traces of powerful priestesses, women-only religious cults, and an armed, bisexual goddess - all possible sources for the ferocious women. Combining scholarly penetration with a sense of adventure, Webster Wilde has produced a coherent and absorbing book that challenges preconceived notions, still disturbingly widespread, of what men and women can do.
The Amazons
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Author : Adrienne Mayor
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2016-02-09
The Amazons written by Adrienne Mayor and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-09 with History categories.
The real history of the Amazons in war and love Amazons—fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world—were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displayed their valor in duels with Amazon queens, and the Athenians reveled in their victory over a powerful Amazon army. In historical times, Cyrus of Persia, Alexander the Great, and the Roman general Pompey tangled with Amazons. But just who were these bold barbarian archers on horseback who gloried in fighting, hunting, and sexual freedom? Were Amazons real? In this deeply researched, wide-ranging, and lavishly illustrated book, National Book Award finalist Adrienne Mayor presents the Amazons as they have never been seen before. This is the first comprehensive account of warrior women in myth and history across the ancient world, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Great Wall of China. Mayor tells how amazing new archaeological discoveries of battle-scarred female skeletons buried with their weapons prove that women warriors were not merely figments of the Greek imagination. Combining classical myth and art, nomad traditions, and scientific archaeology, she reveals intimate, surprising details and original insights about the lives and legends of the women known as Amazons. Provocatively arguing that a timeless search for a balance between the sexes explains the allure of the Amazons, Mayor reminds us that there were as many Amazon love stories as there were war stories. The Greeks were not the only people enchanted by Amazons—Mayor shows that warlike women of nomadic cultures inspired exciting tales in ancient Egypt, Persia, India, Central Asia, and China. Driven by a detective's curiosity, Mayor unearths long-buried evidence and sifts fact from fiction to show how flesh-and-blood women of the Eurasian steppes were mythologized as Amazons, the equals of men. The result is likely to become a classic.
The Encyclopedia Of Amazons
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Author : Jessica Amanda Salmonson
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2015-04-07
The Encyclopedia Of Amazons written by Jessica Amanda Salmonson and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An “excellent” A-to-Z reference of female fighters in history, myth, and literature—from goddesses to gladiators to guerrilla warriors (Library Journal). 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’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.
On The Trail Of The Women Warriors
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Author : Lyn Webster Wilde
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
On The Trail Of The Women Warriors written by Lyn Webster Wilde and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Amazons categories.
An adventurous search for the mythic past of the Amazons leads the author to Anatolia where she uncovers new evidence that Amazon-like women warriors really existed in the Black Sea area. '
The Modern Amazons
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Author : James Ursini
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2006-03-01
The Modern Amazons written by James Ursini and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-01 with Performing Arts categories.
ÊThe Modern Amazons: Warrior Women on ScreenÊ documents the public's seemingly insatiable fascination with the warrior woman archetype in film and on television. The book examines the cautious beginnings of new roles for women in the late fifties the rapid development of female action leads during the burgeoning second-wave feminist movement in the late sixties and seventies and the present-day onslaught of female action characters now leaping from page to screen. The book itself is organized into chapters that group women warriors into sub-genres e.g. classic Amazons like Xena Warrior Princess and the women of the ÊConanÊ films; superheroes and their archenemies such as Wonder Woman Batgirl and Catwoman; revenge films such as the ÊKill BillÊ movies; Sexploitation and Blaxploitation films such as ÊCoffyÊ and the ÊIlsaÊ trilogy; Hong Kong cinema and warriors like Angela Mao Cynthia Rothrock and Zhang Ziyi; sci-fi warriors from ÊStar TrekÊ ÊBlade RunnerÊ and ÊStar WarsÊ; supersleuths and spies like the Avengers and Charlie's Angels; and gothic warriors such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Kate Beckinsale in ÊUnderworldÊ and ÊVan HelsingÊ. In addition the book is lavishly illustrated with over 400 photos of these popular-culture icons in action interesting articles and sidebars about themes trends weapons style and trivia as well as a complete filmography of more than 150 titles.
Amazon Warriors
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Author : A. P. Bristol
language : en
Publisher: Strategic Book Pub
Release Date : 2009-07-01
Amazon Warriors written by A. P. Bristol and has been published by Strategic Book Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-01 with History categories.
Women have had their place in history, but none have created as much of an impact as the classical Amazon warriors of Ancient Greece. An entire culture whose foundation was based on an all-female society, the Amazons were both industrious and intelligent as they participated in warfare, founded cities, and kept a peaceful and productive way of life. Author A.P. Bristol has put together his findings that trace the Amazons and other peripheral cultures of women warriors in ancient history, possibly as far back as 2000 B.C.E. Astoundingly well-written with helpful references to other authors and websites, Amazon Warriors gives a fascinating look into an amazing and unique culture.
Amazons
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Author : John Man
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2017-06-15
Amazons written by John Man and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-15 with History categories.
Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors. Equal to men in battle, legends claimed they cut off their right breasts to improve their archery skills and routinely killed their male children to purify their ranks. For centuries people believed in their existence and attempted to trace their origins. Artists and poets celebrated their battles and wrote of Amazonia. Spanish explorers, carrying these tales to South America, thought they lived in the forests of the world’s greatest river, and named it after them. In the absence of evidence, we eventually reasoned away their existence, concluding that these powerful, sexually liberated female soldiers must have been the fantastical invention of Greek myth and storytelling. Until now. Following decades of new research and a series of groundbreaking archeological discoveries, we now know these powerful warrior queens did indeed exist. In Amazons, 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 mythologized as Amazons. In this deeply researched, sweeping historical epic, Man redefines our understanding of the Amazons and their culture, tracking the ancient legend into the modern world and examining its significance today.
Amazons Of Black Sparta 2nd Edition
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Author : Stanley B. Alpern
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2011-04-11
Amazons Of Black Sparta 2nd Edition written by Stanley B. Alpern and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-11 with History categories.
The only thoroughly documented Amazons in world history are the women warriors of Dahomey, an eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Western African kingdom. Once dubbed a 'small black Sparta,' residents of Dahomey shared with the Spartans an intense militarism and sense of collectivism. Updated with a new preface by the author, Amazons of Black Sparta is the product of meticulous archival research and Alpern's gift for narrative. It will stand as the most comprehensive and accessible account of the woman warriors of Dahomey.
Amazons
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Author : Pomme Clayton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
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Last Of The Amazons
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Author : Steven Pressfield
language : en
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date : 2003-07-01
Last Of The Amazons written by Steven Pressfield and has been published by Bantam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-01 with Fiction categories.
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Steven Pressfield's The Profession. The author of the international bestsellers Gates of Fire and Tides of War delivers his most gripping and imaginative novel of the ancient world–a stunning epic of love and war that breathes life into the grand myth of the ferocious female warrior culture of the Amazons. Steven Pressfield has gained a passionate worldwide following for his magnificent novels of ancient Greece, Gates of Fire and Tides of War. In Last of the Amazons, Pressfield has surpassed himself, re-creating a vanished world in a brilliant novel that will delight his loyal readers and bring legions more to his singular and powerful restoration of the past. In the time before Homer, the legendary Theseus, King of Athens (an actual historical figure), set sail on a journey that brought him into the land of tal Kyrte, the “free people,” a nation of proud female warriors whom the Greeks called “Amazons.” The Amazons, bound to each other as lovers as well as fighters, distrusted the Greeks, with their boastful talk of “civilization.” So when the great war queen Antiope fell in love with Theseus and fled with the Greeks, the mighty Amazon nation rose up in rage. Last of the Amazons is not merely a masterful tale of war and revenge. Pressfield has created a cast of extraordinarily vivid characters, from the unforgettable Selene, whose surrender to the Greeks does nothing to tame her; to her lover, Damon, an Athenian warrior who grows to cherish the wild Amazon ways; to the narrator, Bones, a young girl from a noble family who was nursed by Selene from birth and secretly taught the Amazon way; to the great Theseus, the tragic king; and to Antiope, the noble queen who betrayed tal Kyrte for the love of Theseus. With astounding immediacy and extraordinary attention to military detail, Pressfield transports readers into the heat and terror of war. Equally impressive is his creation of the Amazon nation, its people, its rituals and myths, its greatness and savagery. Last of the Amazons is thrilling on every page, an epic tale of the clash between wildness and civilization, patriotism and love, man and woman.
