Author: MILLAN, BETTY
Title: Monstrous Regiment - Women Rulers in Men's Worlds
Description: Berkshire, The Kensal Press. 1982, First Edition. (ISBN: 0946041016). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. The book examines the problems faced by women who tread the path of political power, and the author argues that women have succeeded as rulers only by imitating men and suppressing in themselves the characteristics of their own sex. From Cleopatra to Margaret Thatcher, from Mary Queen of Scots to Mrs. Gandhi, the author exploes the perils and pleasures of being a woman in a world of men. 23 illustrations. 3. Fine/Near Fine.

Keywords: Women Rulers, Women Political Leaders, Cleopatra, Empress Wu, Irene of Byzantium, Queen Christina, Catherine the Great, Queen Victoria 0946041016


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