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Anne Walthall Servants of the Dynasty (Paperback). Author: Anne Walthall. Contributor: Anne Walthall (Edited by). Title: Servants of the Dynasty. Format: Paperback. Written by leading historians, anthropologists, and archeologists, these lively essays take us from Mayan states to twentieth-century Benin in Nigeria, to the palace of Japanese Shoguns, the Chinese Imperial courts, eighteenth-century Versailles, Mughal India, and beyond. Further DetailsTitle: Servants of the Dynasty Condition: New Author: Anne Walthall Publisher: University of California Press Format: Paperback Contributor: Anne Walthall (Edited by) Subtitle: Palace Women in World History ISBN-10: 0520254449 EAN: 9780520254442 ISBN: 9780520254442 Release Date: 06/10/2008 Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Genre: Society & Culture Topic: Gender Sex & Relationships, History Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Item Width: 25mm Item Weight: 635g Description: 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 palace of Japanese Shoguns, the Chinese Imperial courts, eighteenth-century Versailles, Mughal India, and beyond. Together they investigate how women's roles differed, how their roles changed over time, and how their histories can illuminate the structures of power and societies in which they lived. This work also furthers our understanding of how royal courts, created to project the authority of male rulers, maintained themselves through the reproductive and productive powers of women. Series: California World History Library Release Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
