When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Cooney, Kara
When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Cooney, Kara

When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt

This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra--women who ruled...
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Author: Kara Cooney
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When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Cooney, Kara

When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt

$42.89
When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Cooney, Kara

When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt

$42.89
Author: Kara Cooney
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra--women who ruled with real power--and shines a piercing light on our own perceptions of women in power today.

Female rulers are a rare phenomenon--but thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, women reigned supreme. Regularly, repeatedly, and with impunity, queens like Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra controlled the totalitarian state as power-brokers and rulers. But throughout human history, women in positions of power were more often used as political pawns in a male-dominated society. What was so special about ancient Egypt that provided women this kind of access to the highest political office? What was it about these women that allowed them to transcend patriarchal obstacles? What did Egypt gain from its liberal reliance on female leadership, and could today's world learn from its example?

Celebrated Egyptologist Kara Cooney delivers a fascinating tale of female power, exploring the reasons why it has seldom been allowed through the ages, and why we should care.

Author: Kara Cooney
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: 10/30/2018
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781426219771


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/01/2018 pg. 12
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2018
Publishers Weekly 11/12/2018
Library Journal 11/15/2018 pg. 85
School Library Journal 03/01/2019 pg. 121

About the Author
KARA COONEY is a professor of Egyptology at UCLA. Her academic work focuses on death preparations, afterlife beliefs, and gender studies. She has participated in digs with the Metropolitan Museum of New York at the Royal Pyramid complex of Senwosret III and the Theban Necropolis with Johns Hopkins University. She appeared as a lead expert in the popular Discovery Channel special The Secrets of Egypt's Lost Queen, and is a recurring team member of the History Channel's Digging for the Truth. Her book The Woman Who Would Be King was published in 2014.
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