Women Warriors takes the reader back through history and around the world to uncover a clear pattern of women as warriors. It is a fascinating comment on the nature of gender, on the power of the warrior image, and on the image's source in history.
IllustrationsPreface1. Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice?2. Arabia" Land Of The Battle Queens3. Asia: The Sword Is My Child4. India: Kali's Daughters5. British Isles: Queen By The Wrath Of God6. Africa: Mother Of Nations7. Latin America: Las Guerreras8. Egypt: The Commander Of Storms9. Middle East: More Blood Than You Can Drink10. Eastern Europe: Battalions Of Death11. Western Europe: For Duty, All12. North America: New World Warriors13. The Female Martial HeritageNotesIndex