The Women's History of the World
Edition: First American Edition
Publisher: Salem House Publishers
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Topsfield, Massachusetts
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9780881623482
Copyright date: 1988
Subjects: Politics/International Relations; Sex role; Women; History
Description: (From the book jacket)

Men dominate history because they write it. 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 prehistory, 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 organized 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 underside of history to present a fascinating new view of the world, overturning our preconceptions to restore women to their rightful place at the center 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.
Notes: Dedication: For all the women of the world who have had no history
Table of contents: title: IN THE BEGINNING
label: Part I; label: 1
pagenum: 3
title: The First Women; label: 2
pagenum: 18
title: The Great Goddess; label: 3
pagenum: 36
title: The Rise of the Phallus; title: THE FALL OF WOMAN
label: Part II; label: 4
pagenum: 57
title: God the Father; label: 5
pagenum: 77
title: The Sins of the Mothers; label: 6
pagenum: 96
title: A Little Learning; title: DOMINION AND DOMINATION
label: Part III; label: 7
pagenum: 117
title: Woman's Work; label: 8
pagenum: 137
title: Revolution the Great Engine; label: 9
pagenum: 158
title: The Rod of Empire; title: TURNING THE TIDE
label: Part IV; label: 10
pagenum: 181
title: The Rights of Woman; label: 11
pagenum: 201
title: The Body Politic; label: 12
pagenum: 219
title: Daughters of Time; title: 241
label: NOTES AND REFERENCES; title: 263
label: BIBLIOGRAPHY; title: 275
label: INDEX