The first in a four-volume set, The Cambridge World History of Violence, Volume 1 provides a comprehensive examination of violence in prehistory and the ancient

At the heart of this study is the violent crime committed in ancient Greek society against women and by women. These themes, intensely debated and increasingly

Examines how location confers cultural meaning on acts of violence, and renders them socially acceptable--or not

How did the Greeks and Roman perceive rape? How seriously was it taken, and who were seen as its main victims? The studies in this volume look at the social and

An updated edition of the Sunday Times Bestseller Britain's best-known classicist Mary Beard, is also a committed and vocal feminist. With wry wit, she revisits