The Evils of Polygyny : : Evidence of Its Harm to Women, Men, and Society /

The Evils of Polygyny : : Evidence of Its Harm to Women, Men, and Society / / Rose McDermott; ed. by Kristen Renwick Monroe.

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Why do men act violently toward women?What are the consequences of "normal violence," not only for women and children but also for the men who instigate it, and for the societies that sanction it?The Evils of Polygyny examines one powerful structural factor that instigates, enforces, and r...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
VerfasserIn:
McDermott, Rose,
MitwirkendeR:
Cowden, Jonathan,
Dickerson, Michael,
Fish, Steve,
Hatemi, Peter K.,
Hudson, Valerie M.,
Jervis, Robert,
Lussier, Danielle,
McDermott, Rose,
Monroe, Kristen Renwick,
Wray, B. J.,
TeilnehmendeR:
Hudson, Valerie.
Jervis, Robert.
Wray, B. J.
HerausgeberIn:
Monroe, Kristen Renwick,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:The Easton Lectures
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Physical Description:1 online resource (198 p.) :; 23 graphs
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Meaning And Meanness Of Polygyny
  • 2. Making New Garments From Old Cloth
  • 3. Polygyny And Violence Against Women
  • 4. Attitudes Toward Polygyny
  • Comment 1. The Canadian Polygamy Reference
  • Comment 2. Polygyny, Pastoralism, And Violence Against Women
  • Comment 3. The Deep Structure Of Collective Security
  • Afterword
  • Acknowledgments
  • About The Authors
  • Index

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