The Creation of Patriarchy (Women and History)

A major new work by a leading historian and pioneer in Womens Studies The Creation of Patriarchy is a radical reconceptualization of the history of Western civilazation that makes gender central to its analysis. The authour argues that male dominance over women is the product of historical development and is not "natural" or biological and hence unchangeable. Therefore patriarchy as a system or organized society can be ended by historical process.