Descent of Woman - Hardcover
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A revised edition, which presents a controversial theory in women's studies. Morgan argues the case for the equal role of women in evolution, promoting the Aquatic Ape Theory of evolution which she elaborated on in further works.
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The Descent Of Woman
Review
"It was one of the most outrageous, improbable evolutionary ideas
ever proposed... now the idea... is becoming respectable." -- 'The Observer'
"Part feminist polemic, part evolutionary bombshell." -- 'The Guardian'
"She is more scientific than Genesis, more up to date than
Darwin... and she writes better than Desmond Morris."
-- 'Sunday Telegraph'
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- PublisherSouvenir Press Ltd
- Publication date1972
- ISBN 10 0285620630
- ISBN 13 9780285620636
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages320
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