Invisible women of prehistory :

Foster, Judy,

Invisible women of prehistory : three million years of peace, six thousand years of war / Judy Foster with Marlene Derlet. - North Melbourne, Vic. : Spinifex Press, 2013. - xiv, 404 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-391) and index.

Machine generated contents note: pt. One The Prehistoric Female Principle: The Goddess of Old Europe -- ch. 1 The Theory of Marija Gimbutas -- ch. 2 Identifying Bias in Research -- ch. 3 Intangible Evidence: The Role of Language, Oral Transmission and Myth -- ch. 4 Tangible Evidence: Prehistoric Art, The Visual Image, Sign and Symbol -- ch. 5 Northern Hemisphere: The Prehistoric Goddess Figurines of Old Europe -- ch. 6 Hunter-Gathering, the First Horticulture and Agriculture -- ch. 7 Three Prehistoric Civilisations -- pt. Two The Indo-Europeans: `Civilisation' and History Begin -- ch. 8 The First Indo-Europeans: The Beginning of `Civilisation' and Written History -- ch. 9 The First Changes to Women's Status -- ch. 10 Indo-European Philosophies: Their Development and Effects -- pt. Three The Hidden and New Worlds: Prehistories, the Female Principle and Indo-European Influences -- ch. 11 Hidden Worlds: Africa -- ch. 12 Hidden Worlds: The Indian Subcontinent -- Contents note continued: ch. 13 Hidden Worlds: China, Korea, Japan -- ch. 14 Hidden Worlds:Thailand and Indonesia -- ch. 15 New Worlds: Australia -- ch. 16 New Worlds: Oceania -- ch. 17 New Worlds: The Americas.

This book is an opening to histories rarely written about in Australia. Based on several years research into ancient history & prehistory Judy Foster takes on the world.

Tertiary/Undergraduate, General.

9781876756918 (paperback)

PO Box 212, North Melbourne VIC 3051


Women--Social conditions.
Women--Social conditions.
Women--History--To 500.
Women, Prehistoric--Social conditions.
Women--History--To 500.
Prehistoric peoples.

Australian Ethnic studies (Australia) Women's studies (Australia) Anthropology (Australia)

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