Women after all : sex, evolution, and the end of male supremacy /
"Konner traces the arc of evolution to explain the relationships between women and men, ... [exploring] the knotty question of whether men are necessary in the biological destiny of the human race. He draws on multiple, colorful examples from the natural world--such as the mating habits of the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2015]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "Konner traces the arc of evolution to explain the relationships between women and men, ... [exploring] the knotty question of whether men are necessary in the biological destiny of the human race. He draws on multiple, colorful examples from the natural world--such as the mating habits of the octopus, black widow, angler fish, and jacana--and argues that maleness in humans is hardly necessary to the survival of the species"--Dust jacket flap. |
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| Physical Description: | 404 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780393239966 (hbk.) 0393239969 (hbk.) |