Knihobot

David E. Jones

    An Instinct for Dragons
    Women warriors : a history
    Native North American Armor, Shields, and Fortifications
    • 2004

      Warfare among North American Indians was prevalent at the time of European contact, with tribes like the Chickasaw and Sioux engaged in conflict. The book explores the sophisticated offensive weaponry and battle tactics employed, alongside the impressive defensive technologies developed, such as armor and shields made from wood, bone, and leather. It also details the evolution of fortifications, from basic refuges to complex walled stockades and interconnected defensive networks, highlighting the ingenuity and resourcefulness of Native American tribes in warfare.

      Native North American Armor, Shields, and Fortifications
    • 2002

      An Instinct for Dragons

      • 208 stránek
      • 8 hodin čtení
      3,5(16)Ohodnotit

      This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions. Aspinall has included only those essays that offer the most influential and controversial arguments surrounding the play. The issues discussed include gender, authority, female autonomy and unruliness, courtship and marriage, language and speech, and performance and theatricality.

      An Instinct for Dragons
    • 1997

      Women Warriors takes the reader back through history and around the world to uncover a clear pattern of women as warriors. It is a fascinating comment on the nature of gender, on the power of the warrior image, and on the image's source in history.

      Women warriors : a history