The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future"In prehistorical times, Eisler argues, women and men lived together in egalitarian communities devoted to nurturance; with the imposition of male domination, female values gave way to creeds of hierarchy, aggression, power, obedience. Eisler, a futurist, posits a new society based on the recovery of more humane values."--From Library journal (6/1/85). |
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... points . 19 For example , Eldredge and Gould propose that rather than always proceeding in gradual upward stages , evolution consists of long stretches of equilibrium , or lack of major change , punctuated by evo- lutionary branching or ...
... points . 19 For example , Eldredge and Gould propose that rather than always proceeding in gradual upward stages , evolution consists of long stretches of equilibrium , or lack of major change , punctuated by evo- lutionary branching or ...
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... point out of which an entirely different social system emerged . Everything we can find out about this first systems ... points mentioned in the Introduction . The first is the confusing use of the term evolution as both descriptive and ...
... point out of which an entirely different social system emerged . Everything we can find out about this first systems ... points mentioned in the Introduction . The first is the confusing use of the term evolution as both descriptive and ...
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... Point ( New York : Dutton , 1974 ) ; The Global 2000 Report to the President ( Washington , D.C .: U.S. Council on ... points out in World Population and Human Values : A New Reality ( New York : Harper & Row , 1981 ) , for this to be ...
... Point ( New York : Dutton , 1974 ) ; The Global 2000 Report to the President ( Washington , D.C .: U.S. Council on ... points out in World Population and Human Values : A New Reality ( New York : Harper & Row , 1981 ) , for this to be ...
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