Manthropology: The Science of Why the Modern Male Is Not the Man He Used to Be
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Manthropology: The Science of Why the Modern Male Is Not the Man He Used to Be
EN USISBN: 0312555431 bzw. 9780312555436, in Englisch, St. Martin's Press, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, På lager.
anthropology,cultural,gender studies,men,politics and social sciences,social sciences, Manthropology is the first of its kind. Spanning continents and centuries, it is an in-depth look into the history and science of manliness. From speed and strength, to beauty and sex appeal, to bravado and wit, it examines how man today compares to his masculine ancestors.Peter McAllister set out to rebut the claim that man today is suffering from feminization and emasculation. He planned to use his skills as a paleoanthropologist and journalist to write a book demonstrating unequivocally that man today is a triumph---the result of a hard-fought evolutionary struggle toward greatness.As you will see, he failed. In nearly every category of manliness, modern man turned out to be not just matched, but bested, by his ancestors. Stung, McAllister embarked on a new mission. If his book couldn't be a testament to modern male achievement, he decided, it would be a record of his failures.Manthropology, then, is a globe-spanning tour of the science of masculinity. It kicks off in Ice Age France, where a biomechanical analysis demonstrates that La Ferrassie 2, a Neanderthal woman discovered in the early 1900s, would cream 2004 World Arm Wrestling Federation champion Alexey Voyevoda in an arm wrestle. Then it moves on to medieval Serbia, showing how Slavic guslar poets (who were famously able to repeat a two thousand-line verse after just one hearing) would have destroyed Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent, in a battle rap. F.
anthropology,cultural,gender studies,men,politics and social sciences,social sciences, Manthropology is the first of its kind. Spanning continents and centuries, it is an in-depth look into the history and science of manliness. From speed and strength, to beauty and sex appeal, to bravado and wit, it examines how man today compares to his masculine ancestors.Peter McAllister set out to rebut the claim that man today is suffering from feminization and emasculation. He planned to use his skills as a paleoanthropologist and journalist to write a book demonstrating unequivocally that man today is a triumph---the result of a hard-fought evolutionary struggle toward greatness.As you will see, he failed. In nearly every category of manliness, modern man turned out to be not just matched, but bested, by his ancestors. Stung, McAllister embarked on a new mission. If his book couldn't be a testament to modern male achievement, he decided, it would be a record of his failures.Manthropology, then, is a globe-spanning tour of the science of masculinity. It kicks off in Ice Age France, where a biomechanical analysis demonstrates that La Ferrassie 2, a Neanderthal woman discovered in the early 1900s, would cream 2004 World Arm Wrestling Federation champion Alexey Voyevoda in an arm wrestle. Then it moves on to medieval Serbia, showing how Slavic guslar poets (who were famously able to repeat a two thousand-line verse after just one hearing) would have destroyed Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent, in a battle rap. F.
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Manthropology: The Science of Why the Modern Male Is Not the Man He Used to Be (2010)
EN USISBN: 9780312555436 bzw. 0312555431, in Englisch, St. Martin's Press, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Versandkostenfrei.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books [51315977], Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books [51315977], Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside.
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Manthropology: The Science of Why the Modern Male Is Not the Man He Used to Be (2010)
EN HCISBN: 9780312555436 bzw. 0312555431, in Englisch, St. Martin's Press, gebundenes Buch.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Textbook Recycle [3884800], Malone, NY, U.S.A.
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