{"product_id":"from-eve-to-dawn-a-history-of-women-in-the-world-volume-ii-the-masculine-mystique-from-feudalism-to-the-french-revolution-9781558615670","title":"From Eve to Dawn, a History of Women in the World, Volume II: The Masculine Mystique: From Feudalism to the French Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Filled with fascinating detail . . . this second volume of French's massive and valuable work is an example of scholarship and clear vision.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis volume of \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author Marilyn French's monumental history analyzes and evaluates the lives of women in societies around the world between feudal times and the French Revolution. Drawing upon fifteen years of collaboration with a team of researchers and prominent historians, the volume opens with fascinating chapters comparing medieval Europe and Japan, disparate cultures which nevertheless shared traditions of male dominated aggression and competitiveness.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrench then shows how, in Europe, this tradition led to colonialism and imperialism, and the horrific subjugation of indigenous societies, just as women were subjugated in the conquerors' home countries. As French makes clear in this impassioned women's history, only with the French Revolution did the political force women exerted powerfully change the course of history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"French gives us grand theory at its best, wading through copious amounts of scholarly data on the histories of civilizations and offering up, in readable prose, an important synthesis.\" --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marilyn French\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e From Eve to Dawn #02\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.04w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558615670","brand":"Feminist Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43176956592265,"sku":"9781558615670","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_40fe191d-a763-4e6a-aa44-664b569056f8.jpg?v=1733217709","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/from-eve-to-dawn-a-history-of-women-in-the-world-volume-ii-the-masculine-mystique-from-feudalism-to-the-french-revolution-9781558615670","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}