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Out of Eden explores the intersection of human polygamous tendencies and the monogamous expectations of Western society through evolutionary biology.
Esteemed writer and evolutionary biologist David P. Barash tackles this uncomfortable finding: that humans are actually biologically and anthropologically inclined toward polygamy. Drawing on decades of research, Barash presents a remarkable array of scientific evidence from evo…
"The hellenistic royal families, from Alexander the Great to the last Cleopatra, took part in dynastic infighting that was vicious, colourful and instructive. This new study explores the intricate quarrels and violence within the ruling hellenistic families. A main theme is the …
"The hellenistic royal families, from Alexander the Great to the last Cleopatra, took part in dynastic infighting that was vicious, colourful and instructive. This new study explores the intricate quarrels and violence within the ruling hellenistic families. A main theme is the …
"At last some light, not just heat, about America's new polygamy scandal, its roots and ramifications. Both well reasoned and well written, this book shows the people and the principles at stake. It will change how you think about both."--Kathleen Flake, Associate Professor of A…
Though many people around the world are oblivious to it, polygamy continues to be practiced in the United States. The state of Texas drew worldwide attention in 2008, as federal agents surrounded the compound of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLD…
Recounts how Warren Jeffs and his independent Mormon group established a theocracy on the Arizona-Utah border that was ignored by public officials; describes his abuse of the faithful; and discusses efforts to bring him to justice.
The compelling story of the struggle by law enforcement and activists to dismantle the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) is finally told. In 1953, when police raided the Short Creek compound of the FLDS, it soon became a political and publicity ni…
This project interrogates the weaponization of heteronormative marriage in processes of state formation and in relation to practices of polygamy. This dissertation explores how gender and race have been used at the service of the white settler-colonial state via the criminalizat…