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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781849041089
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Amazons of Black Sparta: the Women Warriors of Dahomey
- Item Height
- 216 mm
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers LTD
- Subject
- Zoology, History
- Item Width
- 138 mm
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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History is rife with tales of fighting women. More often than not, these stories prove more legend than history. Dating back to the Amazons of ancient Asia Minor, myths of fierce, autonomous women of martial excellence abound. And yet, the only thoroughly documented Amazons in world history are the women warriors of Dahomey, an eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Western African kingdom. Once dubbed a small black Sparta, residents of Dahomey shared with the Spartans an intense militarism and sense of collectivism. Moreover, the women of both kingdoms prided themselves on bodies hardened from childhood by rigorous physical exercise. But Spartan women kept in shape to breed male warriors, Dahomean Amazons to kill them. Originally palace guards, the Amazons had evolved by the 1760s into professional troops armed mainly with muskets, machetes and clubs. Theoretically wives of the king and quartered in his palaces, they were sworn to celibacy on pain of death. In compensation they enjoyed a semi-sacred status and numerous privileges, including the right to own slaves. By the 1840s their numbers had grown to 6,000. The Amazons served under female officers and had their own bands, flags and insignia: they outdrilled, outshot and outfought men, became frontline troops and fought tenaciously and with great valour till the kingdom's defeat by France in 1892. The product of meticulous archival research, Amazons of Black Sparta is defined by Alpern's gift for narrative and will stand as the most comprehensive and accessible account of the woman warriors of Dahomey.
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Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers LTD
ISBN-13
9781849041089
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99786040
Product Key Features
Subject
Zoology, History
Publication Year
2011
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Publication Name
Amazons of Black Sparta: the Women Warriors of Dahomey
Language
English
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
216 mm
Item Width
138 mm
Additional Product Features
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United Kingdom
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- r***e (2806)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis book arrived in much better than "good" condition as described in the listing: I'd say "new and unread"! Excellent value, postage included in the price. Professionally packaged in recyclable cardboard and brown paper, very promptly dispatched and delivered via Royal Mail Tracked: 2 days purchase-to-delivery, so thanks for using Royal Mail ~ I always recommend them. Am very pleased with my purchase and happy to recommend this seller. Buy with confidence! Many thanks and best wishes, CJ.
- u***7 (45)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseSpeedyHen are a really classy eBay seller in my opinion. Have bought from them before with no issues. Always good on delivery and packaging. One of two items purchased this time had an issue (likely from the factory) and SpeedyHen were very quick to resolve and communication was always excellent. Will always buy from these guys when the right item comes up. A firm favourite.
- m***o (1145)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseAs described in New condition.Good price comparison with other sellers.Item was well packed in cardboard box,and delivery within two days.Used Speady Hen before and would recommend this seller.