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Manthropology: The Secret Science Of Modern Male Inadequacy

by Peter Mcallister

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Manthropology: The Secret Science Of Modern Male Inadequacy

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Drawing from archaeology, anthropology and evolutionary psychology, the author (a qualified palaeoanthropologist) 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; a philological investigation of why 50 Cent would bomb in a battle-rap with the poet Homer; and a comparison of injury rates between today s Ultimate Fighting and ancient Greek Pankration. 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 details

ISBN:
9780733623912
Category:
Evolution
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2009-08-01
Publisher:
Hachette Australia
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
304
Dimensions (mm):
234x156x25mm
Weight:
440g

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