Battle Cries and Lullabies: Women in War from Prehistory to the Present - Hardcover

De Pauw, Linda Grant; Pauw, Linda Grant De

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9780806131009: Battle Cries and Lullabies: Women in War from Prehistory to the Present

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ISBN 10: 0806131004 ISBN 13: 9780806131009

Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 1998

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Beginning with the earliest recorded evidence and spanning the world, explores the varied roles women have played in wartime, from nurse and warrior to soldier's mother, and investigates women's participation in warfare

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"The analytical framework on which De Pauw hangs the narrative and anecdotes ... allows [her] to cover not just women in combat, disguised and not, but also women as spies, nurses, and camp followers". -- Booklist

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IN THIS GROUNDBREAKING WORK, covering thousands of years of history and spanning the globe, Linda Grant De Pauw explores the varied roles women have played in war. De Pauw depicts women as victims and as warriors; as nurses, spies, sex workers, and wives and mothers of soldiers; as warrior queens leading armies into battle, and as baggage carriers marching in the rear. Her historical survey provides context for current public policy debates over women in the military.

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