Women's History and Ancient History Kelly Alexander The book includes an abundance

The book includes an abundance of useful tools: detailed instructions on development of an effective IRB protocol

Written for social science students who will be working with or conducting research

functioned both as a tool of self-aggrandizement for rulers and as a means of coercion and leverage in power negotiations

Fifty-three scholars-both new and established-contributed to this collection

Perfect for political science

Women's History and Ancient History Kelly Alexander The book includes an abundanceThis collection of essays explores the lives and roles of women in antiquity. A recurring theme is the relationship between private and public, and many of the essays find that women's public roles develop as a result of their private lives, specifically their family relationships. Essays on Hellenistic queens and Spartan and Roman women document how women exerted political power usually, but not always, through their relationship to male leaders and