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Top 10 Best "Ashley Montagu" Books

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Man's Most Dangerous Myth

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The Natural Superiority of Women

Ashley Montagu

Ashley Montagu

The Natural Superiority of Women

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-t...

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Touching

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Touching

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Touching the Human Significance of the Skin Second Edition

Ashley Montagu

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Growing Young

Ashley Montagu

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THE NATURAL SUPERIORITY OF WOMEN

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The Elephant Man

Ashley Montagu

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El Tacto/ Touching

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Culture and Evolution of Man (Galaxy Books)

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Man His First Million Years

A brief introduction to anthropology. What are the distinctive characteristics of races and cultures? Why do patterns of sex and marriage vary? How did language, religion, and the arts develop? Ashley Montagu, the noted scholar and author, gives a frank and enlightening picture of man's evolution-from his earliest pre-primate form to his present stage of development. Here is a lucid and balanced introduction to the science of anthropology, cultural and physical, which shows where man came from and the direction in which he is heading.

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Man His First Million Years

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The Anatomy of Swearing

Ashley Montagu

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