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Amazons : The Real Warrior Women Of The Ancient World Paperback English by John Man - 43209

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PublisherTransworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN 139780552173285
ISBN 10552173282
AuthorJohn Man
LanguageEnglish
Book DescriptionSince the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors. Equal to men in battle, legends claimed they cut off their right breasts to improve their archery skills and routinely killed their male children to purify their ranks. For centuries people believed in their existence and attempted to trace their origins. Artists and poets celebrated their battles and wrote of Amazonia. Spanish explorers, carrying these tales to South America, thought they lived in the forests of the world's greatest river, and named it after them. In the absence of evidence, we eventually reasoned away their existence, concluding that these powerful, sexually liberated female soldiers must have been the fantastical invention of Greek myth and storytelling. Until now. Following decades of new research and a series of groundbreaking archeological discoveries, we now know these powerful warrior queens did indeed exist. In Amazons, John Man travels to the grasslands of Central Asia, from the edge of the ancient Greek world to the borderlands of China, to discover the truth about the warrior women mythologized as Amazons. In this deeply researched, sweeping historical epic, Man redefines our understanding of the Amazons and their culture, tracking the ancient legend into the modern world and examining its significance today.
Editorial ReviewTremendously entertaining. -- Catherine Nixey * The Times * "Lively." -- Kathryn Hughes * Mail on Sunday * "Man, the enthusiastic historian of Asia, dissect the Amazons with sharp scalpel. Vivid and personal." * The Spectator * "Entertaining, fascinating, intriguing. However they are portrayed, the Amazons appear to have enduring appeal." -- Philip Womack * Literary Review * "The Amazonian ideal of strong, independent women, able to take on men on equal terms, remains as fascinating to us now as it was to the ancient Greeks." -- Jane Shilling * Daily Mail *
About the AuthorJohn Man is a historian with a special interest in Asia and the nature of leadership. His books, published in over twenty languages, include bestselling biographies of Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan and Attila the Hun, as well as histories of the Great Wall of China and the Mongol Empire.
LanguageEnglish
Publication Date43209
Number of Pages320

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