by Georges Duby, Michelle Perrot · ISBN 9788430603886
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This book analyzes how the relationships between the sexes influence the evolution of societies and the need for women to find their place. It reconstructs the history of women, describing their access to the means of expression and their transformation into protagonists. The analysis implies that the relationships between the sexes condition events and the evolution of societies, seeking for women to find their own space.
This first volume focuses on the social functions and roles of women in ancient Greece and Rome, offering a deep insight into their role in history.
Georges Duby was a French historian who specialised in the social and economic history of the Middle Ages. He ranks among the most influential medieval historians of the twentieth century and was one of France's most prominent public intellectuals from the 1970s to his death. In 2019, his work was published in the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade.
