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A history of the chess queen's symbolism of Western female power discusses how the game was played prior to the piece's creation one thousand years ago, the changes to the queen's mobility over the course of five hundred years, and the piece's reflection of female royalty in medieval Europe.
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"An enticing portal into the past.. Yalom writes passionately and accessibly about this esoteric topic." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review
"A well-researched and enjoyable book." -- The Economist
"Both chess fans and those unfamiliar with the game will enjoy this absorbing look at the evolution of chess."--Booklist
"A well-researched and enjoyable book."--The Economist
"Marilyn Yalom has written the rare book that illuminates something that always has been dimly perceived but never articulated."--Cleveland Plain Dealer
"An enticing portal into the past.... Yalom writes passionately and accessibly about this esoteric topic."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
Both chess fans and those unfamiliar with the game will enjoy this absorbing look at the evolution of chess. --Booklist"
An enticing portal into the past . Yalom writes passionately and accessibly about this esoteric topic. --Los Angeles Times Book Review"
A well-researched and enjoyable book. --The Economist"
Marilyn Yalom has written the rare book that illuminates something that always has been dimly perceived but never articulated. --Cleveland Plain Dealer"
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"A well-researched and enjoyable book." -- The Economist
"Both chess fans and those unfamiliar with the game will enjoy this absorbing look at the evolution of chess."--Booklist
"A well-researched and enjoyable book."--The Economist
"Marilyn Yalom has written the rare book that illuminates something that always has been dimly perceived but never articulated."--Cleveland Plain Dealer
"An enticing portal into the past.... Yalom writes passionately and accessibly about this esoteric topic."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
Both chess fans and those unfamiliar with the game will enjoy this absorbing look at the evolution of chess. --Booklist"
An enticing portal into the past . Yalom writes passionately and accessibly about this esoteric topic. --Los Angeles Times Book Review"
A well-researched and enjoyable book. --The Economist"
Marilyn Yalom has written the rare book that illuminates something that always has been dimly perceived but never articulated. --Cleveland Plain Dealer"
Marilyn Yalom is a former professor of French and a senior scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. She is the author of widely acclaimed books such as A History of the Breast, A History of the Wife, Birth of the Chess Queen, and, most recently, How the French Invented Love. She lives in Palo Alto, California, with her husband, psychiatrist and author Irvin D. Yalom.
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0060090642
- ISBN 13 9780060090647
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages304
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