Women In Human Evolution

Women In Human Evolution

by Lori Hager (Editor)

Synopsis

This volume, the first of it's kind, examines the role of women paleontologists and archaeologists in a field traditionally dominated by men. Women researchers in this field, have questioned many of the assumptions and developmental scenarios advanced by male scientists. As a result of such efforts, women have forged a more central role in models of human development and have radically altered the way in which human evolution is perceived.
This history of the feminist critique of science, is of profound significance and will be of interest to all those who work in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, paleontology, and human biology.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 232
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 24 Apr 1997

ISBN 10: 0415108349
ISBN 13: 9780415108348

Media Reviews
... a provocative collection of essays that should interest all anthropologists... This important volume explores formerly neglected topics related to the female of the species and places them at the center of contemporary research on human origins and evolution. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has become bored with conventional debates in paleoanthropology.
- American Antiquity
.. the book provides an introduction to some new speculations by anthropologists as to how sex-specific behavior and biology may have affected the course of hominid evolution.
- Journal of Women's History
Author Bio
Lori D. Hager is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Archaeological Research Facility, University of California, Berkeley.