Amazons of Black Sparta, 2nd Edition

Download or Read eBook Amazons of Black Sparta, 2nd Edition PDF written by Stanley B. Alpern and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Amazons of Black Sparta, 2nd Edition
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 309
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ISBN-10 : 9780814707722
ISBN-13 : 0814707726
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Book Synopsis Amazons of Black Sparta, 2nd Edition by : Stanley B. Alpern

Book excerpt: The only thoroughly documented Amazons in world history are the women warriors of Dahomey, an eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Western African kingdom. Once dubbed a 'small black Sparta,' residents of Dahomey shared with the Spartans an intense militarism and sense of collectivism. Updated with a new preface by the author, Amazons of Black Sparta is the product of meticulous archival research and Alpern's gift for narrative. It will stand as the most comprehensive and accessible account of the woman warriors of Dahomey.


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