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245 10 a| Searching for the Amazons :b| the real warrior women of the ancient world /c| John Man.;

250 a| First Pegasus books hardcover edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Pegasus Books,c| 2018.;

300 a| xiv, 301 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations (chiefly color), maps ;c| 24 cm;

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546 a| Text in English.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: Changing myths, emerging truths -- A legend and its meaning -- Close encounters of the Scythian kind -- A short chapter on breasts -- Treasures in bone and gold -- The ice maiden -- Sarmatians: the roots of the legend -- The return of the mounted archer -- Amazonia: from dreams to new reality -- A painting, two plays and a suicide -- The Amazons of "Black Sparta" -- Amazons with wings: Russia's night witches -- Wonder Woman: the secret origins of an Amazon princess -- Epilogue: Halfway to Amazonia.;

520 a| "Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors ... In the absence of evidence, we eventually reasoned away their existence, concluding that these powerful, sexually liberated female soldiers must have been the fantastical invention of Greek myth and storytelling. Until now. Following decades of new research and a series of groundbreaking archeological discoveries, we now know these powerful warrior queens did indeed exist. In Searching for the Amazons, John Man travels to the grasslands of Central Asia--from the edge of the ancient Greek world to the borderlands of China--to discover the truth about the truth about these women whose legend has resonated over the centuries."--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Searching for the Amazons : the real warrior women of the ancient world / John Man.

Author/creator	Man, John, 1941- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First Pegasus books hardcover edition.
Publication	New York : Pegasus Books, 2018.
Copyright Date	©2018
Description	xiv, 301 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
Subjects	Amazons. Amazons in literature. Mythology, Greek. Women soldiers--History. Women, Prehistoric--Social conditions. Amazons. Women soldiers--History. Mythology, Greek.

Contents	Introduction: Changing myths, emerging truths -- A legend and its meaning -- Close encounters of the Scythian kind -- A short chapter on breasts -- Treasures in bone and gold -- The ice maiden -- Sarmatians: the roots of the legend -- The return of the mounted archer -- Amazonia: from dreams to new reality -- A painting, two plays and a suicide -- The Amazons of "Black Sparta" -- Amazons with wings: Russia's night witches -- Wonder Woman: the secret origins of an Amazon princess -- Epilogue: Halfway to Amazonia.
Abstract	"Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors ... In the absence of evidence, we eventually reasoned away their existence, concluding that these powerful, sexually liberated female soldiers must have been the fantastical invention of Greek myth and storytelling. Until now. Following decades of new research and a series of groundbreaking archeological discoveries, we now know these powerful warrior queens did indeed exist. In Searching for the Amazons, John Man travels to the grasslands of Central Asia--from the edge of the ancient Greek world to the borderlands of China--to discover the truth about the truth about these women whose legend has resonated over the centuries."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index.
Language	Text in English.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2017278015
ISBN	9781681776750 (hardcover)
ISBN	1681776758 (hardcover)
Stock number	W W Norton & Co Inc, Keystone Industrial Park Attn Mike Charnogursky 800 Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512 SAN 202-5795

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