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Antonia Fraser:Boadicea's Chariot
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[EAN: 9780297794868], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Weidenfeld & Nicolson], HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, WOMENS, Boudicea is a living legend. Everyone knows her story: the stark tale of her stand… Mehr…
[EAN: 9780297794868], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Weidenfeld & Nicolson], HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, WOMENS, Boudicea is a living legend. Everyone knows her story: the stark tale of her stand against the Romans thrills and horrifies each generation. The fabulous Queen, the heroine aloft, sends a special frisson through the ages as the shimmering phenomenon of a powerful woman. 'The hand that once rocked the cradle now drives the chariot and shakes the spear.' In her dazzlingly erudite and wide ranging book, Antonia Fraser moves on from examining the facts about Boudicea to her 'chariot', the symbol of the journey through history of an infinite variety of Warrior Queens, found in almost every culture. On the one hand she recounts the stories of such diverse national heroines as Zenobia of Palmyra, Isabella of Spain, Elizabeth I, Queen Jinga of Angolia, Catherine the Great and the Rani of Jhansi, right up to the twentieth century democratically elected 'Warrior Queens' - Indira Ghandi, Golda Meir and that formidable exponent of the role in our own day, Margaret Thatcher. On the other hand she examines, in terms of their history, the themes which occur and re-occur in very different civilizations and circumstances: the Tomboy Syndrome, for example, by which the adult Warrior Queen is often granted a mythical 'tomboy' past, of the Shame Syndrome, by which the courage of teh Warrior Queen is contrasted with the weakness of the males around her. Sexuality is also a constant theme, as the Warrior Queen is sometimes seen as preternaturally chaste, sometimes as unnaturally voracious - the same female leader on occasion being the subject of both accusations. Weaving her wealth of scholarship with lightness - and with characteristic humour - Antonia Fraser has produced a remarkable and original work which casts a new light on the familiar heroines of history and the whole subject of female leadership in time of war. 432 pages., Books<
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FRASER, Antonia:BOADICEAS'S CHARIOT: the Warrior Queens
- signiertes Exemplar 1988, ISBN: 0297794868
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[EAN: 9780297794868], Neubuch, [PU: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London], ANTONIA FRASER BOADICEA'S CHARIOT THE WARRIOR QUEENS ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHIES, Jacket, This copy is in new, u… Mehr…
[EAN: 9780297794868], Neubuch, [PU: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London], ANTONIA FRASER BOADICEA'S CHARIOT THE WARRIOR QUEENS ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHIES, Jacket, This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. This copy has been signed and dated by the author to her publisher International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Antonia Fraser's Warrior Queens are those women who have both ruled and led in war. They include Catherine the Great, Elizabeth I, Isabella of Spain, the Rani of Jhansi, and the formidable Queen Jinga of Angola. With Boadicea as the definitive example, her female champions from other ages and civilisations make a fascinating and awesome assembly. Yet if Boadicea's apocryphal chariot has ensured her place in history, what are the myths that surround the others? And how different are the democratically elected if less regal warrior queens of our time: Indira Ghandi and Golda Meir? This remarkable book is much more than a biographical selection. It examines how Antonia Fraser's heroines have held and wrested the reins of power from their (consistently male) adversaries. Ref YYY 6, Books<
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Fraser, Antonia:Boadicea's Chariot: The Warrior Queens
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George Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dus… Mehr…
George Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed., George Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1988, 2.5<
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Antonia Fraser:Warrior Queens
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Soiling on the side. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations., W… Mehr…
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Soiling on the side. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations., Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988, 2.5<
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Fraser, Antonia:Boadicea's Chariot: The Warrior Queens
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