{"product_id":"birth-of-the-chess-queen-9780060090654","title":"Birth of the Chess Queen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Marilyn Yalom has written the rare book that illuminates something that always has been dimly perceived but never articulated, in this case that that the power of the chess queen reflects the evolution of female power in the western world.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Cleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEveryone knows that the queen is the most dominant piece in chess, but few people know that the game existed for five hundred years without her. It wasn't until chess became a popular pastime for European royals during the Middle Ages that the queen was born and was gradually empowered to become the king's fierce warrior and protector.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBirth of the Chess Queen\u003c\/em\u003e examines the five centuries between the chess queen's timid emergence in the early days of the Holy Roman Empire to her elevation during the reign of Isabel of Castile. Marilyn Yalom, inspired by a handful of surviving medieval chess queens, traces their origin and spread from Spain, Italy, and Germany to France, England, Scandinavia, and Russia. In a lively and engaging historical investigation, Yalom draws parallels between the rise of the chess queen and the ascent of female sovereigns in Europe, presenting a layered, fascinating history of medieval courts and internal struggles for power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marilyn Yalom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.54w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060090654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/22\/2005 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYalom, Marilyn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarilyn Yalom was a former professor of French and a senior scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. She was the author of widely acclaimed books such as \u003cem\u003eA History of the Breast\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA History of the Wife\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBirth of the Chess Queen\u003c\/em\u003e, and, most recently, \u003cem\u003eHow the French Invented Love\u003c\/em\u003e. She lived in Palo Alto, California, with her husband, psychiatrist and author Irvin D. Yalom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43097783959667,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_fda16bf0-b70b-4d0b-8c6c-680c10ba8fed.jpg?v=1748614886","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/birth-of-the-chess-queen-9780060090654","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}