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Who Cooked the Last Supper: The Women's History Paperback - 2001 - 1st Edition
by Miles, Rosalind
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With a new Introduction and funny prose, this clever, concise, and meticulously researched history of women's pivotal roles in society spans the ages.
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Details
- Title Who Cooked the Last Supper: The Women's History
- Author Miles, Rosalind
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition New
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Crown Pub, New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date 2001-04-10
- Features Bibliography, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # ING9780609806951
- ISBN 9780609806951 / 0609806955
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.9 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 2.29 cm)
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Themes
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical:
- Topical: Women's Interest
- Library of Congress subjects Women - History, Sex role - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00060732
- Dewey Decimal Code 305.409
Summary
Who Cooked the Last Supper? overturns the phallusy of history and gives voice to the untold history of the world: the contributions of millions of unsung women.
Men dominate history because men write history. There have been many heroes, but no heroines. Here, in Who Cooked the Last Supper?, is the history you never learned–but should have!
Without politics or polemics, this brilliant and witty book overturns centuries of preconceptions to restore women to their rightful place at the center of culture, revolution, empire, war, and peace. Spiced with tales of individual women who have shaped civilization, celebrating the work and lives of women around the world, and distinguished by a wealth of research, Who Cooked the Last Supper? redefines our concept of historical reality.
From the publisher
First line
The story of the human race begins with the female.
From the jacket flap
Men dominate history because men write history. There have been many heroes, but no heroines. This is the book that overturns that "phallusy of history," giving voice to the true history of the world -- which, always and forever, must include the contributions of millions of unsung women. Here is the history you never learned -- but should have!
Without politics or polemics, this brilliant and witty book overturns centuries of preconceptions to restore women to their rightful place at the center of culture, revolution, empire, war, and peace. Spiced with tales of individual women who have shaped civilization, celebrating the work and lives of women around the world, distinguished by a wealth of research, Who Cooked the Last Supper? redefines our concept of historical reality.
Without politics or polemics, this brilliant and witty book overturns centuries of preconceptions to restore women to their rightful place at the center of culture, revolution, empire, war, and peace. Spiced with tales of individual women who have shaped civilization, celebrating the work and lives of women around the world, distinguished by a wealth of research, Who Cooked the Last Supper? redefines our concept of historical reality.
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Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 02/26/2001, Page 78
