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Power : the ultimate aphrodisiac
- Title
- Power : the ultimate aphrodisiac / Ruth K. Westheimer with Steven Kaplan.
- Author
- Westheimer, Ruth K. (Ruth Karola), 1928-
- Publication
- Lanham, Md. : Madison Books, ©2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HQ12 .W49 2001 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Kaplan, Steven.
- Description
- xxiv, 196 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- Looks at the relationship between power and sex, using history and literature to explore the trophy wife, the harem, the political marriage, and other evidence of a link between these two forces.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- "Distributed by National Book Network"--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1 Many Wives, Many Powers: The Politics of Polygyny 1 -- 2 The Sultanate of Women: Sex and Power in the Ottoman Harem 13 -- 3 Ari and Jackie: Trophy Wife Meets Trophy Hunter 25 -- 4 Eva Peron: Sleeping Her Way to the Top 37 -- 5 Dangerous Liaisons: Biblical Women and Fallen Men 47 -- 6 European Unions: Political Marriages and Other Mismatches 57 -- 7 Madame de Pompadour: The Mistress of the House 73 -- 8 Tom and Sally: Separate and Unequal 85 -- 9 Parnell and the Englishwoman: A Love Story 97 -- 10 JFK: All the President's Women 107 -- 11 Cleopatra: Life and Death on the Nile 117 -- 12 Elizabeth I: Courtship, Power, and the Politics of Virginity 127 -- 13 Catherine the Great: No Horse's Tale 135 -- 14 Christina of Sweden: Nothing Feminine but Her Sex 143 -- 15 Gay Leaders: Closets and Cabinets 151 -- 16 Eleanor and Franklin: Public Partners and Private Affairs 161.
- ISBN
- 1568332300
- 9781568332307
- LCCN
- 2001037015
- OCLC
- ocm47050151
- 47050151
- SCSB-14693335
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library