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This is the first of French's four volumes, which could be considered as the missing half of standard human history textbooks, taking an eye to women's experiences beginning with prehistory and moving through early civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Peru, India, Greece, and Rome, through the first millennium BCE. The text's language is non-technical and accessible to a wide readership. French discusses women as they related with and were treated in spiritual, institutional, social, political, and family life, among other forums, beginning with a chapter on parents in prehistoric Zaire and other sites. The final three chapters comprise brief histories of women in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam through the ages. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
A readable guide to the beginnings of women's history, from the best-selling author Marilyn French.
The first volume of the New York Times'bestselling author's monumental and unprecedented history: 'Consistently thought-provoking' (The New York Review of Books).
The internationally celebrated author of The Women's Room, Marilyn French spent over fifteen years with a team of researchers and prominent historians examining women's lives and activities in civilizations and societies spanning the ages.
Beginning in prehistory, Origins moves on to examine women's lives in ancient Egypt, China, India, Peru, Mexico, Greece, and Rome. In her reconstruction of wars, laws, and other activities affecting both women and men, French also traces the worldviews underpinning them. She also depicts how women's relationship to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam changed for good and bad over the centuries.
'she backs up even her more controversial theories with an impressive accumulation of academically accepted historical, anthropological and sociological sources . . . Written in concise, understated language, this is a significant addition to literature on women's studies and history.' 'Publishers Weekly
The first volume of the New York Times&;bestselling author&;s monumental and unprecedented history: &;Consistently thought-provoking&; (The New York Review of Books).
 
The internationally celebrated author of The Women&;s Room, Marilyn French spent over fifteen years with a team of researchers and prominent historians examining women&;s lives and activities in civilizations and societies spanning the ages.
 
Beginning in prehistory, Origins moves on to examine women&;s lives in ancient Egypt, China, India, Peru, Mexico, Greece, and Rome. In her reconstruction of wars, laws, and other activities affecting both women and men, French also traces the worldviews underpinning them. She also depicts how women&;s relationship to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam changed for good and bad over the centuries.
 
&;She backs up even her more controversial theories with an impressive accumulation of academically accepted historical, anthropological and sociological sources . . . Written in concise, understated language, this is a significant addition to literature on women&;s studies and history.&; &;Publishers Weekly
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- New York : Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2008.
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