Are All Warriors Male?: Gender Roles on the Ancient Eurasian Steppe

by Katheryn M. Linduff (Contributor), Karen S. Rubinson (Editor)

Are All Warriors Male? is a lively inquiry into questions of gender on the ancient Eurasian steppes. The book's contributors are archaeologists who work in eastern Europe, Central Asia, and eastern Asia, and this volume is the result of their field research in this vast. As little has been written about the evidence of gender roles in ancient―or modern―pastoralist societies, this book helps to fill an empty niche in our understanding of how sexual roles and identities have shaped and been shaped by such social and cultural circumstances. Are All Warriors Male? is a groundbreaking work that challenges current conceptions about the development of human societies in this great cauldron of humanity.

Genres: Nonfiction

296 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Bryn Hammond]

I've just read Gideon Shelach's contribution to this: 'He Who Eats the Horse, She Who Rides It?' on what graves tell us about horse use, or horse symbolism. I'd better get the book. May be fairly raw archaeological data. None the less valuable for that.

[Annie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book but as I tell my son I have a great capacity for tedium. Some of the articles are not much more than field notes noting how many graves were found and what was in them. But the history was interesting and it is always educational to me how archaeologists arrive at conclusions based on what is found in the site. This is a specialist book not meant for the casual reader. I am not an archaeologist but I am an ardent student of the past.

[yolandavahgmail.com · Rating 4 out of 5]

Prof. Linduff is an amazing female scholar.