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008			150129s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9780393239966 (hardcover)
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _erda
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082	0	0	_a305.409 _223 _bKON
100	1		_aKonner, Melvin.
245	1	0	_aWomen after all : _bsex, evolution, and the end of male supremacy / _cMelvin Konner, M.D.
246	3		_aSex, evolution, and the end of male supremacy
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bW.W. Norton & Company, _c[2015]
300			_a404 pages ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThere is a human genetic fluke that is surprisingly common, due to a change in a key pair of chromosomes. In the normal condition the two look the same, but in this disorder one is malformed and shrunken beyond recognition. The result is a shortened life span, higher mortality at all ages, an inability to reproduce, premature hair loss, and brain defects variously resulting in attention deficit, hyperactivity, conduct disorder, hypersexuality, and an enormous excess of both outward and self-directed aggression. It is called maleness. In Women After All, Melvin Konner traces the arc of evolution to explain the relationships between women and men. With patience and wit he explores the knotty question of whether men are necessary in the biological destiny of the human race. He draws on multiple, colorful examples from the natural world―such as the mating habits of the octopus, black widow, angler fish, and jacana―and argues that maleness in humans is hardly necessary to the survival of the species. In characteristically humorous and engaging prose, Konner sheds light on our b
650		0	_aWomen _xHistory.
650		0	_aMan-woman relationships.
650		0	_aEvolution.
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