From Eve to Dawn, a History of Women in the World

by French, Marilyn

• ISBN13: 9781558615656
• ISBN10: 1558615652
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Feminist Pr

Summary

"[Marilyn French] draws on a vast body of research and help from consultants in all sorts of fields, to open out areas that are rarely accessible."-Guardian "As a reference work it's invaluable: the bibliographies alone are worth the price. And as a warning about the appalling extremes of human behavior and male weirdness, it's indispensable."-Margaret Atwood, The Times (London) In her powerful and bold writing style, best-selling author Marilyn French synthesizes women's history from our pre-historical roots through the rise of states across the globe to the onset of state-backed religions in this first of four readable volumes.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Parents

The Mothers

The Fathers

The Rise of the State

State Formation in Peru, Egypt, and Sumer

A Secular State: China

A Religious State: India

A Militaristic State: Mexico

God, Glory, and Delusions of Grandeur

Judaism

Greece

Rome

Christianity

Islam

Glossary

Notes

Bibliography

Maps

The Expansion of Rome

The Expansion of Islam

Index

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