Invisible Women of Prehistory Three Million Years of Peace, Six Thousand Years of War |
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Author:
| Derlet, Marlene Foster, Judy |
ISBN: | 978-1-74219-548-3 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2013 |
Publisher: | Spinifex Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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Based on many years of research into ancient history and prehistory, this insightful tome argues that three million years of peace--a period when women's status in society was much higher than it is now--preceded the last 6,000 years of war during which men have come to hold power over women. The book challenges the idea accepted in academia that history is a linear development in which society is steadily moving out of a violent and patriarchal past to a more equitable and peaceful...
More DescriptionBased on many years of research into ancient history and prehistory, this insightful tome argues that three million years of peace--a period when women's status in society was much higher than it is now--preceded the last 6,000 years of war during which men have come to hold power over women. The book challenges the idea accepted in academia that history is a linear development in which society is steadily moving out of a violent and patriarchal past to a more equitable and peaceful future, and it reexamines both the archaeological work of Marjia Gimbutas and recent research into the prehistories of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Australia and Oceania.