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Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 298 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, plans, maps on endpapers, genealogical table ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the longest-reigning woman pharaoh in Ancient Egypt draws on surviving artifacts to consider her unprecedented rise, her achievements and why most of her monuments were destroyed after her death.
Author
Series
Language
English
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"Explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra--women who ruled with real power. What was so special about ancient Egypt that provided women this kind of access to the highest political office? What was it about these women that allowed them to transcend patriarchal obstacles? What did Egypt gain from its liberal reliance on female leadership, and could today's world learn from its example?"-- Provided by publisher....
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