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Sex, Time and Power

How Women's Sexuality Changed the Course of Human Evolution

Sex, Time and Power( )
Author: Shlain, Leonard
ISBN:978-0-670-03233-4
Publication Date:Aug 2003
Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint:Viking Adult
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $25.95
Book Description:

No clear and compelling explanation currently exists for the sudden emergence of big-brained Homo sapiens 150,000 years ago. Here, Leonard Shlain proposes an original thesis that argues that profound changes in female sexuality hold the key to this mystery. According to Shlain, bipedalism, narrow pelvises, and enormous fetal heads precipitated a crisis for our species. Mothers faced a grave death threat in childbirth. To compensate, women lost estrus and its urgency to copulate, but...
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Book Details
Pages:448
Detailed Subjects: Family & Relationships / Love & Romance
Science / Life Sciences / Evolution
Science / Life Sciences / Biology
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.38 x 9.32 x 1.45 Inches
Book Weight:1.64 Pounds



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