The Woman that Never Evolved
- ISBN-10
- 0674955404
- ISBN-13
- 9780674955400
- Category
- Evolution
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1981
- Author
- Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
Description
The author dispels some of the myths about the nature of females and female sexuality, and suggests new hypotheses aboutthe evolution of women.
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- 1999-12-20
- 304 pages
- Ebook
- Harvard University Press
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