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The Warrior Queens [Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Antonia Fraser (Author), Donada Peters (Narrator)
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)


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  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: Books On Tape, Inc. (1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0736640169
  • ISBN-13: 978-0736640169
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,372,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Boadicea's Chariot, December 10, 1999
Lady Fraser's book is an excellent treatment of her topic. I was concerned that it might be too politically correct, but in fact she has examined the ways in which women have accepted and cemented positions of power. Her analysis treats on a wide historical range and does not limit itself to the familiar figures: Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, etc. Her style is informative but not difficult and pleasant without being overly colloquial. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in how women present themselves in order to attain and hold power and to people interested in learning more about some histories they would probably not otherwise come across.
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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Boadicea to Margaret Thatcher, August 11, 2000
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Ricky Hunter (New York City, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This book, like many by Antonia Fraser, was very entertaining and quite thrilling. There was a British bias but it helped to frame the book and there were many side journeys to other nations to keep this journey fascinating.

What was most interesting was how the various women used being women to their advantage as well as how their enemies also used their femaleness against them. Antonia Fraser weaves all these women together but clearly presents their differences. They are all linked by being women but it is shown how that very similarity can be so differently used and percieved by all these various warriors. The inidivduals that come out of this story are unique and interesting. It is these vivid brief portraits that carry this book along. Well done.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Decent historical analysis, January 23, 2004
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This is not a pop-history book. I picked this book up expecting it to be a very easy read but was surprised when I found myself reading through a book that would not have been out of place in any of my college history courses. Fraser has painted a very fascinating picture of various warrior queens around the world. Though at times, the narrative drags through her meticulous statement of facts, that is to be expected. I was very disappointed at her omission of the Egyptian pharaoh-queen Hatshepsut, however. Nevertheless, the women that she picks to include in her analysis make up a very good overview of the various warrior queens throughout the world and through time. It was an extremely interesting read and I would recommend it for anyone who has an interest in historical women as well as the the patience to read a (mostly) scholarly work.
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