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The woman that never evolved: with a new preface and bibliographical updates / Sarah Blaffer Hrdy [Buy it!] | Hrdy, Sarah Blaffer | USD 27.45 (Sat Jun 1 09:45:11 2024) | Abebooks | MW Books Ltd. | ISBN10: 0674955390, ISBN13: 9780674955394, [publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press] Softcover First Edition Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 303 pages): illustrations. Contents: Intro -- Contents -- Preface, 1999: On raising Darwin's consciousness -- 1. Some women that never evolved -- 2. An initial inequality -- 3. Monogamous primates: A special case -- 4. A climate for dominant females -- 5. The pros and cons of males -- 6. Competition and bonding among females -- 7. The primate origins of female sexuality -- 8. A disputed legacy -- Afterword -- Taxonomy of the primate order -- Notes -- Bibliographical updates, 1999 -- Index. Subjects: Primates Evolution. Feminism. Sociobiology. Biological Evolution. 1 Kg. [Galway, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1999] Show/Hide image |