Ebook {Epub PDF} The Descent of Woman by Elaine Morgan

The descent of woman Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. EMBED. EMBED (for The descent of woman by Morgan, Elaine. Publication date Topics Human evolution, Women, Anthropology, Cultural, Evolution, Women Publisher New York, Stein and Day Collection. Writer Elaine Morgan has died at age Perhaps best known for her book The Descent of Woman, at TEDGlobal she made her case for the “aquatic ape hypothesis” — an admittedly non-standard idea about human origins. Earlier this year, in The Guardian, Erika Milam offered a compelling new take on Morgan’s place in [ ] Continue reading. Women do not hunt in Western culture, so therefore, were never important. In the 19th century, Charles Darwin wrote, "The DESCENT of MAN". In the next century, philosopher Bronowski followed-up with his book, "The ASCENT of MAN". Finally one day, Elaine Morgan wrote her .

A kinky distaff view of evolution which won't satisfy Darwin's male progeny but does compellingly suggest that the whole ""androcentric"" science may need revision. Ms. Morgan's major target as she traces the descent of the ""fruit-eater, She"" is Robert Ardrey's aggressive, weapon-wielding Primal Hunter whose contribution to the evolution of Homo Sapiens is ingeniously undermined by her. Elaine Morgan OBE, FRSL (7 November - 12 July ), was a Welsh writer for television and the author of several books on evolutionary anthropology, especially the aquatic ape hypothesis, which she advocated as a corrective to what she saw as theories that purveyed gendered stereotypes and so failed to take adequate account of women's role in human evolution. A nice copy in little soiled dj. The author stresses the shaping influence of the needs of females and young, as a challenge to older established theories leaning towards a notion of 'man the hunter'. Add to Cart. Buy Now. Add to Wishlist. Item Price. $ The Descent of Woman. by Elaine Morgan.

May May 13 Elaine Morgan and “The Descent of Woman”. Sushma Subramanian. , Features. Elaine Morgan was a part-time screenwriter for the BBC living in the Welsh countryside when she picked up an intriguing book on human evolution from her local library. It was Desmond Morris’s best-selling “The Naked Ape: A Zoologist’s. The descent of woman by Morgan, Elaine. Publication date Topics Human evolution, Women, Anthropology, Cultural, Evolution, Women Publisher New York, Stein and Day. The Descent of Woman. The Descent of Woman is a book about human evolution by Welsh author Elaine Morgan. The premise is based on the aquatic ape hypothesis which was coined in by marine biologist Alister Hardy. It is Morgan's first book.