Marriage and civilization : how monogamy made us human / William Tucker.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Tucker, William, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Marriage--Philosophy.
• Marriage--Social aspects.
• Civilization--Philosophy.
• Civilization, Modern.
• Marriage.

Physical Description:

289 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Regnery Publishin, Inc., [2014]

Summary:

Monogamous marriage built civilization; will its collapse destroy it? Documents the historical and anthropological story behind how monogamous, lifelong partnerships are the driving force behind the creation and rise of civilization.

Contents:

• Part I The Search for Origins 9
• Chapter 1 Where Did the Family Come From? 11
• Chapter 2 The Primate Inheritance 21
• Chapter 3 Chimp Sexual Communism 31
• Chapter 4 The Alpha Couple and the Primal Horde 39
• Part II The Emergence of Humanity 45
• Chapter 5 Why We Didn't Remain Chimpanzees 47
• Chapter 6 Hunter-Gatherer Monogamy 55
• Chapter 7 The End of Hunter-Gatherer Monogamy 63
• Chapter 8 Herding and Horticulture: The Two Roads to Polygamy 77
• Part III The Ancient World 85
• Chapter 9 Marriage at the Dawn of Civilization 87
• Chapter 10 Egyptian and Hebrew Beginnings 95
• Chapter 11 The Iliad and The Odyssey 103
• Chapter 12 Greece and the Birth of Monogamous Society 111
• Chapter 13 The Rape of Lucretia and the Founding of Rome 119
• Chapter 14 Christianity, Droit du Seigneur, and the Virtuous Woman 127
• Chapter 15 The French Revolution and the End of Aristocracy 133
• Chapter 16 The Victorian Era and the Triumph of Marriage 143
• Chapter 17 Mormonism: A Nineteenth Century Dissent from Monogamy 153
• Part IV The Non-Western World 167
• Chapter 18 Nomadic Warriors and Islam 169
• Chapter 19 Marriage in India 181
• Chapter 20 Marriage in China 193
• Part V Modern Questions 203
• Chapter 21 The Black Family and the Emergence of Single Motherhood 205
• Chapter 22 What Is Happening to the Family Today? 215
• Chapter 23 What Do Women Want? 235
• Chapter 24 What Marriage Means for Civilization 235.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9781621572015
• 1621572013

OCLC:

868298594