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- Book Title
- Women In Ancient Persia
- ISBN
- 9780198152552
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198152558
ISBN-13
9780198152552
eBay Product ID (ePID)
190562
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
278 Pages
Publication Name
Women in Ancient Persia, 559-331 BC
Language
English
Subject
Women, Ancient / General, Women's Studies
Publication Year
1998
Features
Reprint
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Series
Oxford Classical Monographs
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
Reviews
'it can be used as a convenient source book from which others can derive generalizations from studying the sources that she has discussed'HistoryHer meticulous examination of the estates and workgroups controlled by women and of the rations issued to female workers is documented by tables listing the primary source and giving other information'Brosius's book addresses an important gap in our knowledge of Mediterranean antiquity...the evidence on royal women does enable Brosius to make valuable contributions to some problems of Achaemenid history'Bryn Mawr Classical Review'a work that aims to provide a detailed and comprehensive discussion of the status of the women of Achaemenid Persia based on a combination of a critical reading of the Greek sources and a systematic survey of the Near Eastern sources, including the Persepolis Fortification texts ... is ... most welcome; and this is precisely what Maria Brosius' monograph sets out to do. In bringing together the Greek and Near Eastern evidence in this way ... B. hascertainly helped to provide a basis for taking these points further, for constructing the fullest possible picture of Achaemenid history, women and all.'Rebecca Flemming, The Warburg Institute, Journal of Hellenic Studies'Brosius's meticulous collection of the sources will be very helpful to specialists for further historical interpretation.'Gender and History''....I have learned much from it and know that other readers will do so too.''Christopher Tuplin, The Classical Review, 'Brosius's meticulous collection of the sources will be very helpful to specialists for further historical interpretation.'Gender and History, 'Brosius's book addresses an important gap in our knowledge of Mediterranean antiquity...the evidence on royal women does enable Brosius to make valuable contributions to some problems of Achaemenid history'Bryn Mawr Classical Review, "Brosius's discussion of the roles played by women of all classes...in the public economy of the empire is a major contribution not only to the study of women in antiquity but to ancient economic history as well."--American Historical Review"..it can be used as a convenient source book from which others can derive generalizations from studying the sources that she has discussed"--History"Brosius's book addresses an important gap in our knowledge of Mediterranean antiquity...the evidence on royal women does enable Brosius to make valuable contributions to some problems of Achaemenid history"--Bryn Mawr Classical Review, "Brosius's discussion of the roles played by women of all classes...in the public economy of the empire is a major contribution not only to the study of women in antiquity but to ancient economic history as well."-- American Historical Review "..it can be used as a convenient source book from which others can derive generalizations from studying the sources that she has discussed"-- History "Brosius's book addresses an important gap in our knowledge of Mediterranean antiquity...the evidence on royal women does enable Brosius to make valuable contributions to some problems of Achaemenid history"-- Bryn Mawr Classical Review, ''....I have learned much from it and know that other readers will do so too.''Christopher Tuplin, The Classical Review, "Brosius's discussion of the roles played by women of all classes...in the public economy of the empire is a major contribution not only to the study of women in antiquity but to ancient economic history as well."--American Historical Review "..it can be used as a convenient source book from which others can derive generalizations from studying the sources that she has discussed"--History "Brosius's book addresses an important gap in our knowledge of Mediterranean antiquity...the evidence on royal women does enable Brosius to make valuable contributions to some problems of Achaemenid history"--Bryn Mawr Classical Review, Her meticulous examination of the estates and workgroups controlled by women and of the rations issued to female workers is documented by tables listing the primary source and giving other information, 'it can be used as a convenient source book from which others can derive generalizations from studying the sources that she has discussed'History, 'a work that aims to provide a detailed and comprehensive discussion of the status of the women of Achaemenid Persia based on a combination of a critical reading of the Greek sources and a systematic survey of the Near Eastern sources, including the Persepolis Fortification texts ... is ...most welcome; and this is precisely what Maria Brosius' monograph sets out to do. In bringing together the Greek and Near Eastern evidence in this way ... B. has certainly helped to provide a basis for taking these points further, for constructing the fullest possible picture of Achaemenid history,women and all.'Rebecca Flemming, The Warburg Institute, Journal of Hellenic Studies
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
305.4/0935
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
Xerxes' exploits are famous, but what about Irdabama, a successful landowner who controlled her own wine and grain business? Or the ruthless queen Parysatis who murdered her enemy after a game of dice? This book is the first to reveal the fascinating picture of women and their economic and political importance in the Persian empire., Xerxes' exploits are famous, but what about Irdabama, a successful landowner who controlled her own wine and grain business? Or the ruthless queen Parysatis who murdered her enemy after a game of dice? By approaching the subject from a near eastern perspective, and thoroughly re-examining the Greek sources, This book is the first to reveal the fascinating picture of women and their economic and political importance in the Persian empire., The exploits of the Persian kings are famous, but who has heard of Irdabama, a formidable landowner who controlled a huge workforce and ran her own wine and grain business? This book is the first to examine the economic and political importance of women in the first Persian empire (559-331 BC). Governed by Achaemenid kings and their satraps, this vast realm stretched from Asia Minor to India. Ancient Greek writers on Persian history give us a glimpse of the influential role played by some individual women at these courts, but these are sporadic and hardly reliable accounts of a few colourful femme fatales in the royal family, designed to show up the scandalous machinations of barbarian women gaining political control and causing the decline and effeminacy of the Persian kings. This book is the first to demonstrate the true importance of not only royal but non-royal women in Persia, with the benefit of contemporary Persian and Babylonian sources. By approaching the subject from a Near Eastern perspective, and thoroughly re-examining the Greek sources, the author brings to life a rich and much more detailed picture of the role of women in ancient Persia., The exploits of the Persian kings are famous, but who has heard of Irdabama, a formidable landowner who controlled a huge workforce and ran her own wine and grain business? This book is the first to examine the economic and political importance of women in the first Persian empire (559-331 BC). Governed by Achaemenid kings and their satraps, the vast realm stretched from Asia Minor to India. Ancient Greek writers on Persian history give us a glimpse of the influential role played by some individual women at these courts, but these are sporadic and hardly reliable accounts of a few colourful femmes fatales in the royal family, designed to show up scandalous machinations of barbarian women gaining political control and causing the decline and effeminacy of the Perian kings. This book is the first to examine the true impotance of not only royal but non-royal women in Persia, with the benefit of contemporary Persian and Babylonian sources. By approaching the subject from a near eastern perspective, and thoroughly re-examining the Greek sources, the author brings to life a rich and much more detailed picture of the role of women in ancient Persia.
LC Classification Number
HQ1130
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