Among the central issues of the modern feminist movement, the debate over biology and culture over sex and gender, over genetics and gender roles has certainly been one of the most passionately contested. Making revolutionary arguments upon its first publication in 1953, The Natural Superiority of Women stands as one of the original feminist arguments against biological determinism. An iconoclast, Montagu wielded his encyclopedic knowledge of physical anthropology in critique of the conventional wisdom of women as the 'weaker sex,' showing how women's biological, genetic, and physical makeup made her not only man's equal, but his superior. Also a humanist, Montagu points to the emotional and social qualities typically ascribed to and devalued in women as being key to just social life and relationships. Subsequent editions of this book have provided additional support for Montagu's arguments, examining both biological and social scientific data of the late 20th century. One of the most broadly renowned and read scholars of our century, Montagu brings out this fifth edition with up-to-date statistics and references. A lengthy foreword by Susan Sperling contextualizes the book within the intellectual histories of feminism and anthropology, noting the huge social and intellectual changes that are spanned in Montagu's life and writing. Montagu's foundational book is an important addition to the library of all gender scholars.

The natural superiority of women

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Ashley Montagu

Psychology & Counseling

Collier Books

With more than 300,000 copies sold, this landmark book is an impressive examination of the importance of touching. "All professionals concerned with human behavior will find something of value. . . . Parents . . . can gain insight into the nurturing needs of infants."--Janet Rhoads, American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Touching: The Human Significance of the Skin

HarperCollins, Publishers

ASHLEY MONTAGU - TOUCHING - THE HUMAN SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SKIN -

Harpercollins Publisher

Book by Steen, Edwin Benzel, Montagu, Ashley

Anatomy and Physiology (Urinary, Respiratory & Nervous Systems, Sensations & Sense O)

Steen, Edwin B.

Science & Math

Growing Young

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

McGraw-Hill Companies, The

Great book for research, study, or review!

The Practice of love (A Spectrum book)

PRENTICE/HALL

Refutes the arguments and conclusions of those who claim that human aggressiveness is innate, and argues for an alternate view of aggression based on a theory of environment-experiential-genetic interaction. Bibliogs

Nature of Human Aggression (Oxford Paperbacks)

Oxford University Press

235p green paperback with illustrated laminated cover, pages clean with footnotes and diagrams, nice copy, very good

Learning Non-Aggression: The Experience of Non-Literate Societies

Sociobiology Examined

Cells, Tissues, Integument, Skeletal, Muscular and Digestive Systems, Blood, Lymph, Circulatory Systems (Anatomy and Physiology, Vol. 1)

Medical Books

Edwin B Steen

Basic Sciences

Harpercollins

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