| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
230 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Polygamy 101 -- Violence -- Sex -- Parenting -- What about monogamy? -- Adultery -- Genius, homosexuality, and God: three hypotheses -- The hare and the tortoise, redux -- Losing illusions -- Afterword -- Index. |
| Summary |
Esteemed writer and evolutionary biologist David P. Barash tackles this uncomfortable finding: that humans are actually biologically and anthropologically inclined toward polygamy. Drawing on decades of research, Barash presents a remarkable array of scientific evidence from evolutionary biology and cross-cultural studies that guide the reader through the hidden impacts of polygamy on such crucial behavior as violence, parenting, sexual preferences, adultery and efforts at monogamy itself, along with mind-bending speculation about the possible role of our polygamous predisposition when it comes to human genius, homosexuality and even monotheism. |
| Subject |
Polygamy -- History.
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Human behavior.
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Subject |
Human behavior. (OCoLC)fst00962811
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Polygamy. (OCoLC)fst01070459
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| ISBN |
0190275502 |
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9780190275501 |
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