{"product_id":"history-of-mistresses","title":"History of Mistresses","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eHistory of Mistresses\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eElizabeth Abbott\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780002000468\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarperCollins Publishers\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2003\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e448\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe has been known as the \"kept woman,\" the \"fancywoman,\" and the \"other woman.\" The French acknowledge herexistence by remarking, \"The chains of marriage are so heavy that it oftentakes three people to carry them.\" She is Jeanne Antoinette de Pompadour, and Simone de Beauvoir, not to mention Marilyn Monroe and Camilla Parker-Bowles.She is a mistress, and she has been and is very much apart of our humancultural history. But who is she, really? What is the true nature of themistress-lover relationship? How do women experience mistressdom? And where doeslove figure in all of this?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Abbott, who made celibacy sexy in her acclaimed A History ofCelibacy, has the fascinating storehouse of answers in a deliciously richblend of history, personality and cultural study. In a lively and accessiblestyle, History of Mistresses draws intimate portraits of mistressesthroughout history, from Chinese concubines to Europe s royal mistresses andthe clandestine consorts of (un)celibate clerics. Mobster molls, trophy dollsand modern mistresses are deconstructed, with often surprising results. Beyondthe personalities, some interesting themes emerge: the relationship betweenmistresses of colour and their married men; the coercion of Jewish women duringthe Holocaust; and a contemporary look at today s \"power\"mistresses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom lust to love, from money to power, Abbott s A History of Mistressesferrets out the motives and morals of these women, carrying the reader along ona journey that is hugely informative and always entertaining.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"History of Mistresses | Elizabeth Abbott | Hardcover | 9780002000468 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks F 1763120","offer_id":49264288956568,"sku":"1763120","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/41SHHDJTXYL.jpg?v=1781808056","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/history-of-mistresses","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}