Out of Eden: The Surprising Consequences of Polygamy

by David Philip Barash

Book Overview

In this changing world of what is socially and politically "correct," polygamy is perhaps the last great taboo. Over the last thousand years, monogamy - at least in name - has been the default setting for coupledom and procreation in the Western world. And yet, throughout history, there have been inklings that "one-man, one-woman" is an uncomfortable institution for human beings. The consistently high rate of marital "cheating" by both sexes, plus...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190275502
• ISBN13: 9780190275501
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.4"