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The War of the Sexes

Author : Paul Seabright
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400841607
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The War of the Sexes written by Paul Seabright and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-09 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How our stone-age brains made modern society, and why it matters for relationships between men and women As countless love songs, movies, and self-help books attest, men and women have long sought different things. The result? Seemingly inevitable conflict. Yet we belong to the most cooperative species on the planet. Isn't there a way we can use this capacity to achieve greater harmony and equality between the sexes? In The War of the Sexes, Paul Seabright argues that there is—but first we must understand how the tension between conflict and cooperation developed in our remote evolutionary past, how it shaped the modern world, and how it still holds us back, both at home and at work. Drawing on biology, sociology, anthropology, and economics, Seabright shows that conflict between the sexes is, paradoxically, the product of cooperation. The evolutionary niche—the long dependent childhood—carved out by our ancestors requires the highest level of cooperative talent. But it also gives couples more to fight about. Men and women became experts at influencing one another to achieve their cooperative ends, but also became trapped in strategies of manipulation and deception in pursuit of sex and partnership. In early societies, economic conditions moved the balance of power in favor of men, as they cornered scarce resources for use in the sexual bargain. Today, conditions have changed beyond recognition, yet inequalities between men and women persist, as the brains, talents, and preferences we inherited from our ancestors struggle to deal with the unpredictable forces unleashed by the modern information economy. Men and women today have an unprecedented opportunity to achieve equal power and respect. But we need to understand the mixed inheritance of conflict and cooperation left to us by our primate ancestors if we are finally to escape their legacy.

The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction

Author : Justine Larbalestier
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
ISBN 13 : 0819501379
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction written by Justine Larbalestier and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How women and feminism helped to shape science fiction in America. Runner-up for the Hugo Best Related Book Award (2003) The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction is a lively account of the role of women and feminism in the development of American science fiction during its formative years, the mid-20th century. Beginning in 1926, with the publication of the first issue of Amazing Stories, Justine Larbalestier examines science fiction's engagement with questions of femininity, masculinity, sex and sexuality. She traces the debates over the place of women and feminism in science fiction as it emerged in stories, letters and articles in science fiction magazines and fanzines. The book culminates in the story of James Tiptree, Jr. and the eponymous Award. Tiptree was a successful science fiction writer of the 1970s who was later discovered to be a woman. Tiptree's easy acceptance by the male-dominated publishing arena of the time proved that there was no necessary difference in the way men and women wrote, but that there was a real difference in the way they were read.

De nuptiis

Author : Ralph Hanna
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780820319209
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book De nuptiis written by Ralph Hanna and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The three medieval texts that make up Jankyn's Book of Wikked Wyves have formed a vital part of Chaucerian research for more than half a century. Integrated here for the first time, these texts now form a cornerstone volume of the Chaucer Library series. Near the end of her prologue, Chaucer's Wife of Bath tells how her fifth husband, Jankyn, a clerk of Oxford, taunted her by reading from a collection of antifeminist tracts. The contents of Jankyn's book include three texts that enjoyed wide distribution in the later Middle Ages: Walter Map's "Dissuasio Valerii," Theophrastus's "De Nuptiis," and Jerome's "Adversus Jovinianum." The first two are reproduced in their entirety in this volume, with selections from the third. The editors examine Jankyn's book from many angles, including the extensive manuscript sources from which it may be reconstructed, background information for its literary appreciation, and Chaucer's use of the materials. The publication of this volume, the fourth in the Chaucer Library, represents a major event for medievalists.

The War Between Men and Women

Author : Ivory Simeon
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1441555919
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (415 download)

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Download or read book The War Between Men and Women written by Ivory Simeon and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no other book on the market today that explains why men and women act and react to each other the way they do. Control is why there is so much conflict between the two genders. Who will control the other. The War Between Men and Women presents proof of man's authority over woman and woman control over man. Within these pages is why man was given authority over woman, as well as, why woman was given control over man. This book reveals to men their obligations and responsibilities that come with authority and how to properly govern his family using compassion and understanding. This book shall reveal to women their real power and control over man to keep man from abusing his authority. Secrets that were forgotten or deliberately hidden from women to reduce or remove her control over man. This book explores the diversions and other interest that man and woman have that interferes with men and women relationships and causes both of them to seek companionship in other arenas, and to ponder the question of whether or not a person is better off living alone in this society instead of living in conflict and chaos with a mate. This book discusses the different outside influences that affect men and women relationships with each other, that causes men and women to be violent towards each other. The book examines the deep psychological reasons behind, why certain women do not want certain men, and the hate that they have for themselves and everybody that looks like them. This book also gives information on how each gender can improve themselves to become appealing to the opposite sex. In all, this book gives men and women real weapons to fight with in this war between men and women. Weapons that each gender can use to " win " this eternal battle between the sexes and completely dominate or control their mate. It reveal to men, what they need to have the authority over women and, what women needs to control their men. But that's not all. This book presents a third course of action, that have not been explored by the genders, in a long time, that offers a possible solution to the eternal battle between man and woman. A solution that can finally end, the war between men and women. This book, The War Between Men and Women, is thee most thought provoking and provocative book in America today.

War and Gender

Author : Joshua S. Goldstein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521001809
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book War and Gender written by Joshua S. Goldstein and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-17 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes statistics.

Battle of the Sexes

Author : M. S. Kendra Phoenix Ourso
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781508617846
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Battle of the Sexes written by M. S. Kendra Phoenix Ourso and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a coping mechanism after severe childhood trauma, Ken developed 5 strong female and 5 strong male multiple personalities. The outcome was an eventual take-over by the girl personalities. This led to his transition from male to female and the resulting story of that lifelong struggle. He/She shares his/her unique lessons learned along the way from living in both the man and the woman's world.

Battle of the Sexes in the Animal World

Author : John Sparks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Battle of the Sexes in the Animal World written by John Sparks and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linked to a BBC1 television series, this is an account of sexual reproduction in the animal world, culminating in the question of why there should be sex in the first place - the ultimate driving force of evolution, but also selfish, aggressive, competitive, and sometimes fatal. The meeting of mates, the sexual act, and the consequences of producing offspring, forge an alliance between males and females that is rife with tension and distrust. The two sexes tactically play games with each other to get the best return from mating: at stake is the greatest reward for any animal on earth - the generation and survival of their progeny. The drive to succeed in this gives rise to a violent, beautiful and spectacular show of animal behaviour, captured here through the book's colour photographs.

Behind the Lines

Author : Margaret R. Higonnet
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300044294
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (442 download)

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Download or read book Behind the Lines written by Margaret R. Higonnet and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays analyze the two world wars in respect to gender politics and reassesses the differences between men and women in relation to war

Parity of the Sexes

Author : Sylviane Agacinski
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231115674
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book Parity of the Sexes written by Sylviane Agacinski and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agacinski's articulation of the theory of "parity" helped inspire a law that went into effect in May 2000 requiring France's political parties to fill 50 percent of the candidacies in every race with women. Agacinski's model of parity does not strive for the nebulous ideal of "equality" between the sexes; instead, it demands a concrete formula for political contests: an equal number of female and male candidates in every election. This theory that has sparked impassioned debate across France and around the globe.

Women's Identities at War

Author : Susan R. Grayzel
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469620812
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book Women's Identities at War written by Susan R. Grayzel and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014-03-19 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are few moments in history when the division between the sexes seems as "natural" as during wartime: men go off to the "war front," while women stay behind on the "home front." But the very notion of the home front was an invention of the First World War, when, for the first time, "home" and "domestic" became adjectives that modified the military term "front." Such an innovation acknowledged the significant and presumably new contributions of civilians, especially women, to the war effort. Yet, as Susan Grayzel argues, throughout the war, traditional notions of masculinity and femininity survived, primarily through the maintenance of--and indeed reemphasis on--soldiering and mothering as the core of gender and national identities. Drawing on sources that range from popular fiction and war memorials to newspapers and legislative debates, Grayzel analyzes the effects of World War I on ideas about civic participation, national service, morality, sexuality, and identity in wartime Britain and France. Despite the appearance of enormous challenges to gender roles due to the upheavals of war, the forces of stability prevailed, she says, demonstrating the Western European gender system's remarkable resilience.

Civilization Without Sexes

Author : Mary Louise Roberts
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226721217
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (212 download)

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Download or read book Civilization Without Sexes written by Mary Louise Roberts and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1994-03-03 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After World War I, newly blurred boundaries between male and female created fears among the French that theirs was becoming a civilization without sexes. This book examines how, through public debates concerning female identity, French society came to grips with the horrors of the Great War.

Love and War

Author : Tom Digby
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231538405
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Love and War written by Tom Digby and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideas of masculinity and femininity become sharply defined in war-reliant societies, resulting in a presumed enmity between men and women. This so-called "battle of the sexes" is intensified by the use of misogyny to encourage men and boys to conform to the demands of masculinity. These are among Tom Digby's fascinating insights shared in Love and War, which describes the making and manipulation of gender in militaristic societies and the sweeping consequences for men and women in their personal, romantic, sexual, and professional lives. Drawing on cross-cultural comparisons and examples from popular media, including sports culture, the rise of "gonzo" and "bangbus" pornography, and "internet trolls," Digby describes how the hatred of women and the suppression of empathy are used to define masculinity, thereby undermining relations between women and men—sometimes even to the extent of violence. Employing diverse philosophical methodologies, he identifies the cultural elements that contribute to heterosexual antagonism, such as an enduring faith in male force to solve problems, the glorification of violent men who suppress caring emotions, the devaluation of men's physical and emotional lives, an imaginary gender binary, male privilege premised on the subordination of women, and the use of misogyny to encourage masculine behavior. Digby tracks the "collateral damage" of this disabling misogyny in the lives of both men and women, but ends on a hopeful note. He ultimately finds the link between war and gender to be dissolving in many societies: war is becoming slowly de-gendered, and gender is becoming slowly de-militarized.

Battle of the Sexes

Author : Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut Frankfurt am Main
Publisher : Prestel
ISBN 13 : 9783791355733
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (557 download)

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Download or read book Battle of the Sexes written by Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut Frankfurt am Main and published by Prestel. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring a selection of 140 works, including paintings, sculptures, graphic art, photography, and film, this book traces the artistic investigations of ever-changing gender roles from the mid-19th century to the end of World War II. Traditional gender norms codifying males and females as active vs. passive and rational vs. emotional were heavily debated in modern art. While many artists adhered to stereotypes, others sought to subvert them. Drawing from the considerable holdings of the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, Germany, and including works from artists such as Édouard Manet, Auguste Rodin, Gustav Klimt, Man Ray, Otto Dix, Claude Cahun, Meret Oppenheim, and Frida Kahlo, this sweeping examination explores the artistic representations of sexuality and gender. Scholarly essays cover such topics as Adam and Eve, the Femme Fatale in 19th century art, or sexual murder in the works of the Weimar Republic, while others provide perceptive analyses of the battle of the sexes in the oeuvres of Franz von Stuck, Edvard Munch, Lee Miller, and Jeanne Mammen. Dazzling reproductions and brief texts on the works, an extensive bibliography and chronology offer contextual background. This comprehensive book offers insights into the complexity of gender issues and sheds light on the art-historical dimension of an eminently relevant subject.

Sexual Decoys

Author : Zillah Eisenstein
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1848137796
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Sexual Decoys written by Zillah Eisenstein and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Zillah Eisenstein continues her unforgiving indictment of neoliberal imperial politics. She charts its most recent militarist and masculinist configurations through discussions of the Afghan and Iraq wars, violations at Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib, the 2004 US Presidential election, and Hurricane Katrina. She warns that women’s rights rhetoric is being manipulated, particularly by Condoleezza Rice and other women in the Bush administration, as a ploy for global dominance and a misogynistic capture of democratic discourse. However, Eisenstein also believes that the plural and diverse lives of women will lay the basis for an assault on these fascistic elements. This new politics will both confound and clarify feminisms, and reconfigure democracy across the globe.

Sex and War

Author : Malcolm Potts
Publisher : BenBella Books
ISBN 13 : 1935251708
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Sex and War written by Malcolm Potts and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2010-06-22 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As news of war and terror dominates the headlines, scientist Malcolm Potts and veteran journalist Thomas Hayden take a step back to explain it all. In the spirit of Guns, Germs and Steel, Sex and War asks the basic questions: Why is war so fundamental to our species? And what can we do about it? Malcolm Potts explores these questions from the frontlines, as a witness to war-torn countries around the world. As a scientist and obstetrician, Potts has worked with governments and aid organizations globally, and in the trenches with women who have been raped and brutalized in the course of war. Combining their own experience with scientific findings in primatology, genetics, and anthropology, Potts and Hayden explain war's pivotal position in the human experience and how men in particular evolved under conditions that favored gang behavior, rape, and organized aggression. Drawing on these new insights, they propose a rational plan for making warfare less frequent and less brutal in the future. Anyone interested in understanding human nature, warfare, and terrorism at their most fundamental levels will find Sex and War to be an illuminating work, and one that might change the way they see the world.

France Between the Wars

Author : Sian Reynolds
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134798326
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book France Between the Wars written by Sian Reynolds and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sian Reynolds challenges the prevailing assumption that women had little influence or power in France during the interwar period. She combines extensive empirical research with revealing insights into France's political history and women's history.

Images of Women in Peace and War

Author : Sharon Macdonald
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 9780299117641
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Images of Women in Peace and War written by Sharon Macdonald and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As warriors, freedom fighters and victims, as mothers, wives and prostitutes, and as creators and members of peace movements, women are inevitably caught up in the net of war. Yet women's participation in warfare and peace campaigns has often been underestimated or ignored. Images of Women in Peace and War explores women's relationships to war, peace, and revolution, from the Amazons, Inka and Boadicea, to women soldiers in South Africa, Mau Mau freedom fighters and the protestors at Greenham Common. The contributors consider not only the reality of women's participation but also look at how their actions have been perceived and represented across cultures and through history. They examine how sexual imagery is constructed, how it is used to delineate women's relation to warfare and how these images have sometimes been subverted in order to challenge the status quo. The book raises important questions about whether women have a special prerogative to promote peace and considers whether the experience of motherhood leads to a distinctive women's position on war. The authors find that their analyses lead them to deal with arguments on the basic nature of the sexes and to reevaluate our concepts of "peace," "war," and "gender."