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Title: The Rule of Mars: Readings on the Origins, History and Impact of Patriarchy
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| The Rule of Mars: Readings on the Origins, History and Impact of Patriarchy by Knowledge, Ideas & Trends, Inc. The best reading material out there. | | I cared very little for sexual inequality. It affected me, as it does everyone, but I still didn't really feel concerned. That was before I picked up this book at the local library. I have re-checked this book out for months to read it cover to cover. It is an amazing literary explanation of what and why the world is in the shape it is in. It is a wonderful, wonderful read. It should be a mandatory text for anyone who has half an interest in the world. | | The Rule of Mars: Readings on the Origins, History and Impact of Patriarchy by Knowledge, Ideas & Trends, Inc. A collection of thirty-one writings by experts and scholars on the subject of patriarch | Patriarchy is the social system in which males are dominant over females by virtue of gender. In "The Rule Of Mars: Readings On The Origins, History And Impact Of Patriarchy", artist, teacher, political activist and environmentalist Cristina Biaggi has contributed to and assembled a collection of thirty-one writings by experts and scholars on the subject of patriarch. The contributors explore how patriarchy came to be the dominant social system in human societies, how patriarchy has been maintained and reinforced, and the impact of patriarchy on contemporary life. enhanced with a glossary, bibliographies, black/white illustrations, and an index, "The Rule Of Mars" begins with an overview of the origins of patriarchy, the ramifications and implications of patriarchy, philosophical perspectives with respect to patriarchy, feminism and matriarch in conflict with patriarchy, and the future of patriarchy with democratic notions of women's equality with men as to civil, legal, and political issues. A seminal contribution to the sociological inquiry into patriarchy, "The Rule Of Mars" is a welcome and valued addition to academic library reference Sociology collections and Feminist Studies supplemental reading lists.
| | The Rule of Mars: Readings on the Origins, History and Impact of Patriarchy by Knowledge, Ideas & Trends, Inc. Book Description | | This outstanding collection of 32 essays from renowned scholars,artists and activists is a fresh approach to a topic with ancient roots. Patriarchy is not the inevitable outcome of civilization, these authors contend, but rather a deliberately chosen social structure with a beginning, a middle, and, hopefully, an end. This diverse collection of provocative authors each takes her or his own approach to the material at hand. Together they examine the possible origins of patriarchy such as the collapse of the fertility of the once "fertile crescent" to the loss of land in the great Black Sea flood. They examine the evidence of ancient cultures based on equality and a reverence for both genders, contrasting that with the contemporary patriarchy that brings so much strife to our world. And they bring hope with thoughtful suggestions for real change so that humankind can once again live in equality. This outstanding collection, brought together by Cristina Biaggi, includes essays by an outstanding field of writers from several disciplines such as Riane Eisler (author of The Chalice and the Blade), anthropologists Peggy Reeves Sanday and James DeMeo, biologist Mary Clark, historian Mark Kann of Stanford University, linguist Harald Haarman, writer Donna Henes, artist Suzanne Bellamy, psychiatrist Glenda Cloughley, and several others. |
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