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Who
Cooked The Last Supper?
The Women's History of the World
'The
greatest story never told... the history of life, love and the
whole damn thing' - The Times of London
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Reviews
'Rosalind
Miles has rescued from obscurity women of astonishing ability,
courage and determination. This is an exuberant book... an
inspiration' - The Washington Post
'One
of the best. It is detailed, witty, balanced and inexorable
Splendid!' - A.S. Byatt, The London Evening
Standard
'Since
Miles looks back in anger, it is fortunate she also possesses a
sense of humour. Her book has been written to alleviate a genuine
injustice, the
ignoring of women's role in history. Such books must be written,
and having been written, read ' -
Antonia Fraser, The Sunday Times
'Vivacious,
accessible, forthright and amusing' - The Daily
Telegraph
'With
her sharp and satirical feel for language, Miles sets light to
some of history's enduring images and watches them crackle' -
New Society
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Why
are women never in the history books? Men dominate history
because they write it, and women's vital part in the shaping of
the world has been
consistently undervalued or ignored. Rosalind Miles now offers a
fundamental reappraisal that sets the record straight. Stunning in its scope
and originality, the Women's History of the World challenges all
previous world histories and shatters cherished illusions on
every page.
Starting
with women in pre-history, the author looks beyond the myth of
'Man the Hunter' to reveal women's central role in the survival and
evolution of the human race. She follows their progress from the days when God
was a woman through to the triumphs of the Amazons and Assyrian war queens:
she looks at the rise of organised religion and the growing
oppression of women: she charts the long slow struggle for
women's rights culminating in the twentieth-century women's
movements: and finally she presents a vision of women breaking
free.
This
brilliant and absorbing book turns the spotlight on the hidden
side of history to present a fascinating new view of the world,
overturning our preconceptions to restore women to their
rightful place at the centre of the worldwide story of
revolution, empire, war and peace. Spiced with tales of
individual women who have shaped history, celebrating the work
and lives of the unsung female millions, distinguished by a
wealth of research, The Women's History of the World redefines
the concept of historical reality.
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