Manthropology: The Secret Science of Modern Male Inadequacy
Author(s): Peter McAllister
Drawing from archaeology, anthropology and evolutionary psychology, the author confirms the awful truth: every man in history, back to the dawn of the species, did everything better, faster, stronger and smarter than any man today. Highlights include a biomechanical analysis proving that a Neanderthal woman would have beaten Arnold Schwarzenegger in an arm-wrestle. Every modern claim to masculine fame is debunked, from terrorism (why wouldn't Osama bin Laden have made Captain in Genghis Khan's army?) to metrosexuality (why would David Beckham come last in a Fulani tribesmen's beauty pageant?). Even the modern male's bragging rights about parenting are shown up as fraud: Congo Pygmy men carry their sons and daughters for 47 per cent of their waking day, and some Pygmy dads even develop lactating breasts to nurse them. Now that's commitment...
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Hachette Australia
- : Hachette Australia
- : 0.44
- : 01 August 2009
- : 234mm X 156mm X 25mm
- : Australia
- : books
Special Fields
- : Peter McAllister
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 301
- : 304