A History of Women in 101 Objects
€22.50
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781837260416 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Annabelle Hirsch |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.282 |
| Publishing Date | 27/02/2025 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €21.23 |
| Tax | €1.27 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €22.50 |
| Availability | 5 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023
This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but something quieter, more intimate and particular. A journey, picked out in 101 objects, through the fascinating, too-often-overlooked, manifold histories of women.
Open up this cabinet of curiosities and you''ll find objects that have been highly esteemed and others that are humble and domestic. Some (like a sixteenth century glass dildo) are objects of female pleasure, some (a thumbscrew) of female subjugation. There are artefacts of women celebrated by history and of women unfairly forgotten by it; examples of female rebellion and of self-revelation; objects that are inspiring, curious or (like radium-laced chocolate) just fundamentally ill-conceived. In this compendium, Annabelle Hirsch reveals a new history - teeming, unexpected, witty and always illuminating.