Eve's Seed (Revisiting the History of Gender Conflict)

Author: (USA) McEvoy
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book is written from a humanistic perspective, chronicling the history of women's struggle against men in society from ancient times to the present. The author offers a unique perspective by interpreting the meaning of women in the Bible. Moreover, the book extensively covers biology, anthropology, archaeology, mythology, religion, and popular culture, reanalyzing the reasons for the gender divide. From the "Holy Spirit" to the "invisible hand" of free-market economics, it deconstructs many persistent myths and exposes the savage and terrifying patriarchal sexual politics hidden at the core of these myths. The book aims to provide a new interpretation of history from a broad scope, from the evolution of primitive humans to the present day. The author will argue that throughout human history, especially since the invention of agriculture fundamentally altered the social environment in which people lived, approximately 10,000 years, the distinction between men and women (real, exaggerated, and imagined) has always been the driving force. Reading this book will help readers see how the world operates in a new way and also help them understand their own lives from a different perspective, reinterpreting their life experiences. Although the book is predominantly about history, its essence is about the lives of people living in the 21st century. The roles of men and women in modern culture and society, just like the very shape of those societies themselves, have been profoundly influenced by the long history of gender explored in this book.
Reinterpret the Bible—women invented agriculture, causing men to lose their paradise as hunters. This is the true meaning of the Adam and Eve story.
Expose history—military conflicts are all about sexual display and posturing.
Subvert classics—there is no "penis envy," only men's "uterus envy" and "amenorrhea syndrome."
Correct biases—the definition of men is not "not women."
The book aims to provide a new interpretation of history from a broad scope, from the evolution of primitive humans to the present day. The author will argue that throughout human history, especially since the invention of agriculture fundamentally altered the social environment in which people lived, approximately 10,000 years, the distinction between men and women (real, exaggerated, and imagined) has always been the driving force. Reading this book will help readers see how the world operates in a new way and also help them understand their own lives from a different perspective, reinterpreting their life experiences. Although the book is predominantly about history, its essence is about the lives of people living in the 21st century. The roles of men and women in modern culture and society, just like the very shape of those societies themselves, have been profoundly influenced by the long history of gender explored in this book. The book extensively covers biology, anthropology, archaeology, mythology, religion, and popular culture, reanalyzing the reasons for the gender divide. From the "Holy Spirit" to the "invisible hand" of free-market economics, it deconstructs many persistent myths and exposes the savage and terrifying patriarchal sexual politics hidden at the core of these myths.