About this title: Two leading archeologists challenge assumptions about mankind's earliest days, arguing that women played a central role in the development of language and social life--in short, in our becoming human.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Collins
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780061170911ISBN:0061170917
Description: New in New jacket. Brand New! May have remainder mark and/or very light shelf wear but it is crisp and new! Hardcover with dustjacket. From Publishers Weekly: This jauntily written, highly convincing analysis by influential anthropologists Adovasio and Soffer and former editor of Natural History and Smithsonian Page argues that women of prehistory were pivotal in a wide range of culture-building endeavors, including the invention of language, the origins of agriculture and the ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Collins
Date Published: 2007-02-01
ISBN-13:9780061170911ISBN:0061170917
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780061170911. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Collins
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780061170911ISBN:0061170917
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Collins
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780061170911ISBN:0061170917
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Edition: First Edition/First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Collins, New York, NY
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780061170911ISBN:0061170917
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Dust jacket has slight dents at top edge. Top board corner is bumped. Pages are clean, binding is tight. A lovely copy. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: COLLINS
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780061170911ISBN:0061170917
Description: New. Two leading archeologists challenge assumptions about mankind's earliest days, arguing that women played a central role in the development of language and social life--in short, in our becoming human. read more
"This is fascinating. I expected it to be dry and academic, but it's actually a very readable, even witty, prose. There are lots of interesting updates on what is going on in contemporary archeology, with the role of the woman in prehistory as the central, but not the only, consideration. In rethinking women's roles', mens' roles are also expanded. I think a better title would have been Gender in Prehistory. Obviously someone at the publisher felt a title mentioning women specifically would sell better. This is a tiny quibble with a very good book."
"I really enjoyed this book. The narrative was talkative instead of straight lecturing, and it emphasizes repeatedly the fact that most of the "truths" we hold about our past are based on recent conceptions of gender roles and society. It questions the image we've painted of our cave painter ancestors and provides a lot of very interesting research on the few remains of our past. It also makes me question why such black and white pictures of prehistory life are still being taught in schools. It's as if we're trying to shape our past into something it may have been but really, it's as likely as Harry Potter being a true story. A fascinating read, especially when written by two men and a woman."
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