Replacing Misandry: A Revolutionary History of Men
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (771 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0773545530 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 244 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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The scholarship is excellent, the topic is well researched, the text is well written, and the arguments are clear, calm, and cogent.” Anthony Synnott, Concordia University and author of Rethinking Men: Heroes, Villains, and Victims. There is nothing quite like it in terms of historical sweep and analytical depth, and all imbued with humanism. This is a brilliant advance, a tour de force
With both factors in mind, they trace the history of men – that is, culturally organized perceptions of the male body and its masculine functions – over the past ten thousand years. They show how these perceptions have evolved in connection with a series of technological and cultural revolutions: horticultural, agricultural, industrial, military, and now reproductive. This new approach sets the stage for understanding a profound and growing problem that our society must face: the increasing inability of boys and men to create or sustain a healthy collective identity. Without a healthy and positive identi
Hu(man) said There has been nothing like it to date insofar as it takes into consideration. With three hefty, important volumes of data and analysis preceding it, the fourth of five volumes in the series on misandry by Paul Nathanson and Katherine Young has been published by McGill-Queens University Press. This is in a sense more important . "UNBLINKING. A VOICE FOR SANITY." according to David M. Heacock. If you have read Nathanson and Young's other works, you need to have this one as well. It is an unblinking, informative look at how relations between the sexes got to their current state--both historically and in our currently "correct" sociopolitica. Worthwhile read. Brendan Everingham A must read for anyone living in our times.