Myth of Male Dominance
Author | : Eleanor Burke Leacock |
Publisher | : Monthly Review Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1981-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0853455384 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780853455387 |
Rating | : 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Download or read book Myth of Male Dominance written by Eleanor Burke Leacock and published by Monthly Review Press. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic anthropological study debunks the many myths behind the idea of "natural" male superiority. Drawing on extensive historical and cross-cultural research, Eleanor Burke Leacock shows that claims of male superiority are based on carefully constructed myths with no factual historical basis. She also documents numerous historical examples of egalitarian gender relations.