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Starting in the Stone Age and continuing to the present day, it takes the reader through the key economic milestones of the past twelve millennia—from the birth of farming to the advent of computing—all told through the experiences of women as well as men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorian Victoria Bateman weaves a thrilling, globe-spanning narrative that proves women weren't 'missing' from economic life, they were merely hidden from view.\u003c\/strong\u003e We discover the female workers who helped to build the Great Pyramid of Giza, and to plumb the city of ancient Rome; the silk weavers who made a vital contribution to the development of the Silk Road and global trade; the women who dominated London's brewing trade during medieval times; and the brave twentieth-century pioneers who fought to make our economies not just richer but fairer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEconomica\u003c\/em\u003e rewrites our understanding of women's role in the economy, and tells a more accurate economic history of us all.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46669374718188,"sku":"9781035415786","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/17678623482556.jpg?v=1752727386"},{"product_id":"the-sex-factor-by-victoria-bateman-9781509526772","title":"The Sex Factor","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy did the West become so rich? 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Genuine female empowerment requires us not only to recognize the liberating potential of markets and smart government policies but also to challenge the double-standard of many modern feminists when they celebrate the brain while denigrating the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sex Factor\u003c\/em\u003e is a devastating exposé of what we have lost from ignoring ‘the sex factor’ and of how reversing this neglect can drive the smart economic policies we need today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000816943340,"sku":"9781509526772","price":40.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12289973482725.jpg?v=1763306985"},{"product_id":"naked-feminism-by-victoria-bateman-9781509556069","title":"Naked Feminism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs it right that, despite the promises of feminism, women’s bodies remain at the mercy of state, society and religion? 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