{"product_id":"when-women-ruled-the-world-six-queens-of-egypt-9781426220883","title":"When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis riveting paperback explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra, and shines a piercing light on perceptions of powerful women today.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nFemale rulers are a rare phenomenon--but thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, women reigned supreme. Regularly, repeatedly, and with impunity, queens like Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra controlled the totalitarian state as power-brokers and rulers. But throughout human history, women in positions of power were more often used as political pawns in male-dominated societies. Why did ancient Egypt provide women this kind of access to the highest political office? What was it about these women that allowed them to transcend patriarchal obstacles? What did Egypt gain from its liberal reliance on female leadership, and could today's world learn from its example?\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nIn this captivating narrative, celebrated Egyptologist Kara Cooney delivers a fascinating tale of female power, exploring the reasons why it has seldom been allowed through the ages--and why we should care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kara Cooney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Geographic Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781426220883\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKARA COONEY is a professor of Egyptology at UCLA. Her academic work focuses on death preparations, afterlife beliefs, and gender studies. She has participated in digs with the Metropolitan Museum of New York at the Royal Pyramid complex of Senwosret III and the Theban Necropolis with Johns Hopkins University. Cooney's writing has appeared on nationalgeographiccom and she presented a multi-city lecture tour in 2019. She was a lead expert in the popular Discovery Channel special \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets of Egypt's Lost Queen \u003c\/i\u003eand is a recurring team member of the History Channel's \u003ci\u003eDigging for the Truth.\u003c\/i\u003e Her book \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Would Be King\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2014.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Geographic Society","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39826667208819,"sku":"9781426220883","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4c2f3e17-0433-480f-ae4f-78e84ecaddf6.jpg?v=1644553192","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/when-women-ruled-the-world-six-queens-of-egypt-9781426220883","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}