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The warrior queens / Antonia Fraser.

Summary:

In this panoramic work of history, Fraser looks at women who led armies, empires and rebellions: Cleopatra, Tamara of Georgia, Isabella of Spain, Elizabeth I, Catherine the Great, Jinga Mbandi of Angola, the Rani of Jhansi, and the 20th-century "iron ladies" Margaret Thatcher, Golda Meir and Indira Gandhi, among others. Her touchstone is Boadicea, the first-century Briton who led 120,000 compatriots in a revolt that temporarily shook the Roman hold on her country. With her as a vibrant centerpiece, Fraser brings forward a constellation of 17 women who, through accidents of fate or descent, or sheer genius for power, have been cast in the role of Warrior Queen--seen by her contemporaries as (often simultaneously) monster, angel, honorary male, one who shames men into bravery--and seen, long after her reign, as the focus of a golden age.--From publisher description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0394549392
  • ISBN: 9780394549392
  • Physical Description: xiii, 383 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Knopf, 1989.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Bibliography: p. 337-362.
Subject:
Women > Biography.
Queens > Biography.
Women in politics.
Women soldiers.
archaeology

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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