Get to know the women of Jeme; a Christian enclave in Egypt that existed from 600 to 800 C.E.Using texts documenting the women's activities; the physical remains of their possessions; and the writings of the local religious leaders; T. G. Wilfong traces the lives and careers of individual women and; through them; arrives at an understanding of the reality of women's lives in this place and time.
#3572433 in Books 1996-02-08Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.25 x 1.26 x 6.10l; 1.55 #File Name: 0471145718416 pages
Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy John E. ZieglerBest book I ever read on Waterloo; and I have read quite a few!!!18 of 22 people found the following review helpful. Well Written but Fatally Flawed HistoryBy A CustomerThis is a very well written book with lots of interesting new ideas about the Waterloo Campaign of 1815 and a broad perspective that goes beyond the usual British and French-centered approach. Unfortunately the author tries too hard to find controversy and unjustly besmirches the reputation of some good 19th-century historians. But the real - and ultimately fatal - flaw in this book is the inaccurate source notes. In the course of my own research I have checked most of the footnotes and found that very frequently the sources cited by the author are either not related to the issue in the text (and thus do not provide evidence to support the author's allegations) or - even worse - they actually say the opposite of what he has claimed. Such unreliable footnoting greatly reduces the book's usefulness; since you can't be sure if the author actually has any evidence to back his "new perspectives." This is a shame; because the book is a good read and does offer new ideas. I think the book was very hastily written to meet a deadline; and I hope that someday the author prepares a new; carefully revised edition with accurate footnotes. If I could trust what he was saying; I would change my review from two stars to five.8 of 20 people found the following review helpful. No better than many others; not any worse than mostBy A CustomerGiven the level of splean vented in some hysterical quarters; on this book and its author one might; if one were so inclined; or had a stake in believing the rhetoric; believe that DH-W had produced the historigrpahic equal of stealing the Crown Jewels.He has not. That the book is flawed is obvious. That there are mistakes and omissions and god only knows what else wrong with the "sources" cited by the author is just as obvious to anyone with even a modicum of information of the era. What is not obvious; at least to this reader; is why the book has produced so much invective when there are so many other books; by "histroians" of far greater repute whose own work(s) are if anything worse precisely because of their authors greater stature. One need only compare Hamilton-Williams "mistakes" to those of; say; David Chandler; the great Manderin of "popular" Napoleonic studies to find that what's sauce for the goose is not; always sauce for the gander. Perhaps it's all a question of who you know and how well? This book is intresting; informative; and should be handled with some care. It is not the gospel and it didn't arrive via a burning bush. But then; niether has any other book on Waterloo; or Napoleon Bonaparte; so; the historical grand inquistors should settle down; take a deep breath; and stop throwing rocks through the windows of their own homes.Charles Talkoff
