The Patriarchs - How Men Came to Rule

In this bold and radical book, award-winning science journalist Angela Saini goes in search of the true roots of gendered oppression, uncovering a complex history of how male domination became embedded in societies and spread across the globe. ''By thinking about gendered inequality as rooted in something unalterable within us, we fail to see it for what it is: something more fragile that has had to be constantly remade and reasserted.'' In this bold and radical book, award-winning science journalist Angela Saini goes in search of the true roots of gendered oppression, uncovering a complex history of how male domination became embedded in societies and spread across the globe from prehistory into the present. Travelling to the world''s earliest known human settlements, analysing the latest research findings in science and archaeology, and tracing cultural and political histories from the Americas to Asia, she overturns simplistic universal theories to show that what patriarchy is and how far it goes back really depends on where you are. Despite the push back against sexism and exploitation in our own time, even revolutionary efforts to bring about equality have often ended in failure and backlash. Saini ends by asking what part we all play - women included - in keeping patriarchal structures alive, and why we need to look beyond the old narratives to understand why it persists in the present.

Product details

• Authors: Angela Saini, Saini Angela
• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.03.2023
• EAN: 9780008418113
• ISBN: 978-0-00-841811-3
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 240 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; History of Ideas, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Commentary & Opinion, HISTORY / Women, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Critical Theory, Social issues & processes, Social discrimination & inequality, Feminism & feminist theory, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Sexual Behaviour, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Social discrimination and social justice, Gender studies: transgender & intersex, Title;