Elizabeth Abbott
Author
Publisher
Duckworth
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Renowned author Elizabeth Abbott, who lived and wrote in Haiti, begins with the notorious Duvaliers-father and son-and explores their legacy to the present day. In 1803, the enslaved people of Haiti vanquished their French masters after a bloody war which left tens of thousands dead. Since then, the Haitian people have endured more than one corrupt regime that drove millions into exile, cowed those who remained, and tortured hundreds of thousands....
Author
Publisher
Duckworth Overlook
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Description
Author probes probes the motives and morals of some of history's most infamous and fascinating women. Drawing intimate portraits of those who have--either by chance, coercion or choice--assumed this complex role, from Chinese concubines and European royal mistresses to mobster molls and trophy dolls, Mistresses offers a rich blend of history, personality and cultural study.
Historical and biographical portraits of the following women: Hagar, Aspasia,...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2001, ©2000
Language
English
Description
Celibacy is a worldwide practice that is often adopted, rarely discussed. Now, in Elizabeth Abbott's fascinating and wide-ranging history, it is examined in all its various forms: shaping religious lives, conditioning athletes and shamans, surfacing in classical poetry and camp literature, resonating in the voices of castrati, and permeating ancient mythology. Found in every society of the past, practiced by both the anonymous and the legendary (St....
