Unquiet Women: From the Dusk of the Roman Empire to the Dawn of the Enlightenment

Unquiet Women

From the Dusk of the Roman Empire to the Dawn of the Enlightenment
 
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Date of Publication:
 
Normal price:

Publisher's listprice:
GBP 9.99
Estimated price in HUF:
4 825 HUF (4 595 HUF + 5% VAT)
Why estimated?
 
Your price:

4 101 (3 906 HUF + 5% VAT )
discount is: 15% (approx 724 HUF off)
The discount is only available for 'Alert of Favourite Topics' newsletter recipients.
Click here to subscribe.
 
Availability:

Uncertain availability. Please turn to our customer service.
Can't you provide more accurate information?
 
 
 
 
 
Product details:

ISBN13:9781788543422
ISBN10:1788543424
Binding:Paperback
No. of pages:304 pages
Size:198x129 mm
Language:English
Illustrations: 2 x 8pp colour
0
Category:
Short description:

In a fascinating journey of rediscovery, Max Adams brings to life the forgotten experiences ? and voices ? of some of the most extraordinary women in history.

Long description:

Unquiet Women is an exquisitely crafted patchwork of the forgotten lives of some of the most remarkable women in history.

History is polyphonic; it must be told by many voices. In Unquiet Women, Max Adams brings to life the voices and experiences of women living between the last days of Rome and the Enlightenment, whose stories of creativity, intellect and influence are all too rarely told.

From Wynfl?d, the Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who owned male slaves and badger-skin gowns, to Mary Astell, the philosopher who out-thought John Locke, this is a kaleidoscopic study of women's history before the Enlightenment changed everything. In this rigorous work of rescue and recovery, their voices can be heard across the centuries ? still passionate and still strong.

Reviews:

'A centuries-spanning study that rescues women's lives from the margins of history' BBC History Magazine

'Illuminating and wise... An important book' Herald

'A timely work which is beautifully designed and executed, embodying the charm and power of the remarkable women within its pages' All About History