Description
Using a variety of methodologies from multi-disciplinary backgrounds, this volume is the first to present an in-depth analysis of the life and times of Laskarina Bouboulina, the legendary heroine of the Greek Revolution and one of the most important figures in modern Greek history, the Mediterranean, and indeed, the world. At the age of fifty and mother to ten children, Bouboulina commanded a fleet of ships from the island of Spetses and became the first female admiral in world naval history. But her success on the battlefield is only part of the story - by considering her three-century impact on feminism, cultural production, and as a touchstone of diasporic Greek identity, the contributors to this volume also expand our understanding of her far-reaching and under-recognized contributions.
Author: April Householder
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 07/24/2023
Pages: 402
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d
ISBN13: 9781666917659
ISBN10: 1666917656
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | Greece (see also Ancient | Greece)
- Literary Criticism | Feminist
- History | Women
About the Author
April Kalogeropoulos Householder is director of Undergraduate Research and Prestigious Scholarships at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.