Acknowledgments | p. ix |
Introduction | p. xi |
Many Wives, Many Powers: The Politics of Polygyny | p. 1 |
The Sultanate of Women: Sex and Power in the Ottoman Harem | p. 13 |
Ari and Jackie: Trophy Wife Meets Trophy Hunter | p. 25 |
Eva Peron: Sleeping Her Way to the Top | p. 37 |
Dangerous Liaisons: Biblical Women and Fallen Men | p. 47 |
European Unions: Political Marriages and Other Mismatches | p. 57 |
Madame de Pompadour: The Mistress of the House | p. 73 |
Tom and Sally: Separate and Unequal | p. 85 |
Parnell and the Englishwoman: A Love Story | p. 97 |
JFK: All the President's Women | p. 107 |
Cleopatra: Life and Death on the Nile | p. 117 |
Elizabeth I: Courtship, Power, and the Politics of Virginity | p. 127 |
Catherine the Great: No Horse's Tale | p. 135 |
Christina of Sweden: Nothing Feminine but Her Sex | p. 143 |
Gay Leaders: Closets and Cabinets | p. 151 |
Eleanor and Franklin: Public Partners and Private Affairs | p. 161 |
Conclusion | p. 173 |
Index | p. 187 |
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