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'The Descent of Woman' is a pioneering work, the first to argue for the equal role of women in human evolution. On its first publication in 1972 it created an international debate and became a rallying-point for feminism, changing the terminology of anthropologists forever. Starting with her demolition of the Biblical myth that woman was an afterthought to the creation of man, Elaine Morgan rewrites human history and evolution. This lively, informative book sets out to solve the riddle of our origins; its answer is controversial. Elaine Morgan has made the 'Aquatic Ape Hypothesis' a plausible alternative to conventional theories of evolution and 'The Descent of Woman' first set out an understanding of who humans are and where they come from.
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She is more scientific than Genesis, more up to date than Darwin, more fun than Ardrey, and she writes better than Desmond Morris. (The Sunday Telegraph The Sunday Telegraph)
A dizzying Darwinian insight into the sheer happenstance of man's genesis. (The Guardian)
The Descent of Woman, one of the key feminist texts (The Guardian)
Book Description
According to the Book of Genesis, God first created man. This justified treating women as inferior.
Until this book.
Elaine Morgan argues for equal role of women in human evolution. This text in feminist history starts with the demolition of the Biblical myth that woman was an afterthought to the creation of man. It is a useful work in Women's Studies and Anthropology.
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- PublisherSouvenir Press
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0285627007
- ISBN 13 9780285627000
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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