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The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World

byAdrienne Mayor

In The Amazons, Adrienne Mayor presents a historical account centered on lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World. Moving between close detail and context, the book explains the forces surrounding its subject and connects them to the wider field of history. Rather than isolating its subject, the book shows how private experience and public systems continually influenced one another. Together, these elements make The Amazons an accessible guide to the subject and the questions it continues to raise.

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Publication date

2016

Format

Print edition

Pages

544

ISBN

9780691170275