Description |
xx, 420 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [387]-402) and index. |
Contents |
pt. 1. Iron, sex, and women -- Unknown mother / African Eve -- Big brain / narrow pelvis -- Red blood / white milk -- Plant iron / meat iron -- Gyna Sapiens / Gyna all-the-others -- Periods / perils -- Her climax / his climax -- Grandmothers / circumcision -- pt. 2. Iron, sex, and men -- Prey / predator -- Carnivory / vegetarianism -- Menarche / mustaches -- Premenstrual tension / masturbatory tension -- pt. 3. Sex and time -- Moon / menses -- Woo / I do -- Anima / Animus -- Gay / lesbian -- Same sex / hermaphrodite -- pt. 4. Death and paternity -- Mortality / angst -- Superstition / laughter -- Father / mother -- Incest / dowries -- Wife / husband -- pt. 5. Men and women -- Misogyny / patriarchy -- Unknown mother / African Eve / modern woman. |
Subject |
Sexual attraction.
|
|
Mate selection.
|
|
Human evolution.
|
|
Social evolution.
|
|
Sex (Biology)
|
|
Evolution (Biology)
|
ISBN |
0670032336 alkaline paper |
|