{"product_id":"gentlemen-and-amazons-9780520266766","title":"Gentlemen and Amazons","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraces the nineteenth-century genesis and development of an important contemporary myth about human origins: that of an original prehistoric matriarchy. This title explores the intellectual history of the myth, which arose from male scholars who mostly wanted to vindicate the patriarchal family model as a higher stage of human development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Eller eloquently outlines what she believes is the myth of matriarchal prehistory... Highly recommended.\" Choice \"Gentlemen and Amazons is a compelling, complex ... and formidably researched historical study.\" -- Mary Farrell Bednarowski Feminist Collections\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Acknowledgments  1. The Travels and Travails of Matriarchal Myth 2. Amazons Everywhere: Matriarchal Myth before Bachofen 3. On the Launching Pad: J. J. Bachofen and Das Mutterrecht 4. The Matriarchal Explosion: Anthropology Finds Mother Right (and Itself) 5. Making Matriarchal Myth Work: Communists and Feminists Discover the Mother Age 6. Mother Right on the Continent 7. Struggling to Stay Alive: Anthropology and Matriarchal Myth 8. Matriarchal Myth in the Late Nineteenth Century: Why Then? Why Not Before?  Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359049974103,"sku":"9780520266766","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520266766.jpg?v=1754123375","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gentlemen-and-amazons-9780520266766","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}