Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist

Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a PrimatologistIn Different, world renowned primatologist Frans de Waal draws on decades of observation and studies of both human and animal behavior to argue that despite the linkage between gender and biological sex, biology does not automatically support the traditional gender roles in human societies. While humans and other primates do share some behavioral differences, biology offers no justification for existing gender inequalities. Using chimpanzees and

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the Chinese-French widow of a Baghdadi Jewish businessman whose death was symbolic of the passing of a generation that had seen Shanghai’s rise to global prominence

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Magnificent Intentions establishes Wood as a leader among American photographers of the time and provides historical context for his overlooked work and legacy

but for whom the process of social transformation was a constant companion from his youth until shortly before his death

these old ones plot actions to punish corporations and people they consider culpable in the destruction of the final scraps of nature’s beauty

Caught between the hostility of male trade unionists

This lavishly illustrated history convinces us that there actually is an American cuisine

she uncovers secret White House meetings

Jacqueline Woodson was the Library of Congress's National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

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when combined with black travel guides—including the famous Green Book—the automobile encouraged a new way of resisting oppression