Eve's Seed: Biology, the Sexes, and the Course of History

Centuries of historical orthodoxy has ignored our evolutionary heritage & what is commonly dismissed as prehistory.Ó Bridges the gap between evolutionary biology & history to create a new approach he terms biohistoryÓ. Misperceptions about sexual difference & procreative power have been the major forces in history. To compensate for what they cannot do -- bear, give birth to, & nourish children -- men tell women what they may not do. The legacy of men's need to define themselves as notawomanÓ has given rise to 10,000 years of oppression. Shows how the interplay between our evolutionary heritage & changing environments & between the sexes have shaped the course of history, from hunter-gatherers to the contemporary world.Robert S. McElvaine is the author of 'Eve's Seed: Biology, the Sexes, and the Course of History' with ISBN 9780756761455 and ISBN 075676145X.