Ink-stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors
Ink-stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors

Author: Jennifer K. Stuller

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2010-01-30

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 0857713582

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From "Wonder Woman" to Buffy Summers, Emma Peel to Sydney Bristow, "Charlie's Angels" to "The Powerpuff Girls", Superwomen are more than just love interests or sidekicks who stand by their Supermen. In her new book, Stuller shows how the female hero in modern mythology has broken through the boy's club barrier of tradition and reveals the pivotal role of high-heeled crime fighters in popular culture.Featuring spies and sexuality, daddy's girls and super-mothers, this is a comprehensive, engaging and thought-provoking guide to female detectives, meta-humans and action heroines, as well as their creators, directors, performers, and consumers. The book also includes a glossary of modern mythic women, from Aeon to Zoe, as well as a foreword by acclaimed cultural commentator Roz Kaveney, author of "Superheroes! Capes and Crusaders in Comics and Films" (published by I.B. Tauris, April 2008).

The Amazon and the Warrior
The Amazon and the Warrior

Author: Judith Hand

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2004-05-16

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1466823356

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The Legend of Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons For eight years, the besieged city of Troy has withstood the relentless might of the Greek invaders. Now the dread Achilles, mightiest of the Greek warriors, seeks to conquer the fabled realm of the Amazons as well. But one woman stands between him and his ruthless ambition to conquer her homeland. Penthesilea, Warrior Queen of the Amazons, watched her mother die upon Achilles' sword. A fiery, red-haired tigress of tremendous passion and courage, Pentha vows to take revenge on the legendary Greek champion, even if it means leading an army in defense of imperiled Troy. Her lover, Damonides, does not share her eagerness for battle. Once a formidable warrior in his own right, he long ago put away the sword. Now he yearns only to live in peace with the beautiful and ardent Amazon Queen. But can he stand idly by while the woman he loves risks everything for the sake of her people? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Transgender Warriors
Transgender Warriors

Author: Leslie Feinberg

Publisher: Beacon Press

Published: 1997-06-30

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780807079416

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“The foundational text that gave me life-changing context, helping me to understand who I was and who came before me.”—Tourmaline, activist and filmmaker Transgender Warriors is an essential read for trans people of all ages who want to learn about the towering figures who have come before them—and for everyone who is part of the fight for trans liberation This groundbreaking book—far ahead of its time when first published in 1996 and still galvanizing today—interweaves history, memoir, and gender studies to show that transgender people, far from being a modern phenomenon, have always existed and have exerted their influence throughout history. Leslie Feinberg—hirself a lifelong transgender revolutionary—reveals the origin of the check-one-box-only gender system and shows how zie found empowerment in the lives of transgender warriors around the world, from the Two Spirits of the Americas to the many genders of India, from the trans shamans of East Asia to the gender-bending Queen Nzinga of Angola, from Joan of Arc to Marsha P. Johnson and beyond. This book was published with two different covers. Customers will be shipped the book with one of the available covers.

Warriors and Wenches
Warriors and Wenches

Author: Michelle Rosenberg

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2019-02-28

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 1473899389

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Femmes both fierce and fatale. “A superb slice of history served up in a grand manner” from the coauthor of Historical Heroines (Books Monthly). The world is full of women we don’t know whose stories have been overlooked or airbrushed from history. Often faced with limited life choices, this book proudly showcases those women who took matters into their own hands and became forces to be reckoned with. These are women you SHOULD know about. Love them or loathe them, they made their mark. From cross dressing soldiers to scheming mistresses and courtesans, Warriors and Wenches offers up an indulgent romp through centuries of history, from widows turned tank drivers bent on bloody vengeance and fierce martial arts fighters, to women who magnificently and outrageously turned their social lot in life to their advantage: the mistresses, courtesans and uniquely French maitresse-en-titres who wielded incredible power and influence in the sumptuous courts of Europe. Warriors and Wenches doesn’t seek to decide whether these women were “good” or “bad;” we’ll leave it up to you to make up your own minds. But these are just some of the women who, through military skill, incredible courage and loyalty, scandal, poison plots and sexual debauchery, have crossed over into the realm of legend and myth and become powerful symbols of feminist power. In the words of literary critic Charles-Augustin Sainte-Reuve, “When the destiny of a nation is in a woman’s bedroom, the best place for the historian is in the antechamber.” “An absolutely fascinating and informative read from cover to cover, and nicely enhanced with the inclusion of black-and-white illustrations.” —Midwest Book Review

Are All Warriors Male?
Are All Warriors Male?

Author: Katheryn M. Linduff

Publisher: Rowman Altamira

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9780759110748

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This collection of original essays presents an in-depth look at the archaeology of the Eurasian steppe--from China to Europe--and the evidence of gender roles in ancient nomadic societies.

Amazons of the Huk Rebellion
Amazons of the Huk Rebellion

Author: Vina A. Lanzona

Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press

Published: 2009-04-22

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 0299230937

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Labeled “Amazons” by the national press, women played a central role in the Huk rebellion, one of the most significant peasant-based revolutions in modern Philippine history. As spies, organizers, nurses, couriers, soldiers, and even military commanders, women worked closely with men to resist first Japanese occupation and later, after WWII, to challenge the new Philippine republic. But in the midst of the uncertainty and violence of rebellion, these women also pursued personal lives, falling in love, becoming pregnant, and raising families, often with their male comrades-in-arms. Drawing on interviews with over one hundred veterans of the movement, Vina A. Lanzona explores the Huk rebellion from the intimate and collective experiences of its female participants, demonstrating how their presence, and the complex questions of gender, family, and sexuality they provoked, ultimately shaped the nature of the revolutionary struggle. Winner, Kenneth W. Baldridge Prize for the best history book written by a resident of Hawaii, sponsored by Brigham Young University–Hawaii

The Joy of Sexus
The Joy of Sexus

Author: Vicki Le�n

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2013-01-29

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 080271997X

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Reveals tales of sex and love from ancient Greece, Rome, and other Mediterranean cultures, offering insight into these civilizations' beliefs about contraception, bisexuality, cross-dressing, nymphomania, and erotic practices.

Tupan, The Legend Of The Warrior-god Of The Amazon
Tupan, The Legend Of The Warrior-god Of The Amazon

Author: João José Da Costa

Publisher: Clube de Autores

Published: 2019-09-08

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13:

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The book tells the story of Awaru, a young Amazon indian, who becomes Tupan, the Warrior-God of the Amazon. His mission is to save the fauna and flora of the Amazon Region, fighting against the powerful enemies that destroy this treasure of Nature. Awaru inherits from the guardian of the ruins of Machu Picchu the ring of the six magical stones that gives him powers over water, wind, plants, animals, earth and fire. The book portrays the life of Awaru as a child and youth in the Amazon tribe and their customs. So, it begins a series of fun and exciting adventures of Awaru battling Amazonian predators that engage readers, while raising awareness and inspiring them in the defense of this vital forest. Our young indian hero Awaru, transforms into Tupan, the Warrior-God of the Amazon and fights against his enemies: Setfire, Goldentooth, Sawhead, Oxleather, Kid-Carbon and Jack Ethanol, unscrupulous and ambitious predators who burn the forest and destroy its rich fauna and flora.

Beauty or Beast?
Beauty or Beast?

Author: Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2010-06-17

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 0191576484

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A regiment of women warriors strides across the battlefield of German culture - on the stage, in the opera house, on the page, and in paintings and prints. These warriors are re-imaginings by men of figures such as the Amazons, the Valkyries, and the biblical killer Judith. They are transgressive and therefore frightening figures who leave their proper female sphere and have to be made safe by being killed, deflowered, or both. This has produced some compelling works of Western culture - Cranach's and Klimt's paintings of Judith, Schiller's Joan of Arc, Hebbel's Judith, Wagner's Brünnhilde, Fritz Lang's Brünhild. Nowadays, representations of the woman warrior are used as a way of thinking about the woman terrorist. Women writers only engage with these imaginings at the end of the 19th century, but from the late 18th century on they begin to imagine fictional cross-dressers going to war in a realistic setting and thus think the unthinkable. What are the roots of these imaginings? And how are they related to Freud's ideas about women's sexuality?