Servants of the Dynasty: Palace Women in World History Volume 7

Book Overview

Mothers, wives, concubines, entertainers, attendants, officials, maids, drudges. By offering the first comparative view of the women who lived, worked, and served in royal courts around the globe, this work opens a new perspective on the monarchies that have dominated much of human history. Written by leading historians, anthropologists, and archeologists, these lively essays take us from Mayan states to twentieth-century Benin in Nigeria, to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520254449
• ISBN13: 9780520254442
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.9"