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The encyclopedia of Amazons
women warriors from antiquity to the modern era
By Salmonson, Jessica Amanda
- ISBN
- 978-1-55778-420-9
- Publisher
- New York : Paragon House, 1991.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 1991
While the words "amazon'' and "women warriors'' conjure up images of 1950s B-movies, this is an excellent piece of scholarly detective work. Salmonson defines the term "amazon'' through Greek mythology and includes only those women who actually participate in direct combat. She excludes from the encyclopedia women who were spies, assassi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
