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This volume, the first of its kind, examines the role of women paleontologists and archaeologists in a field traditionally dominated by men. Women researchers in this field, have questioned many of the assumptions and developmental scenarios advanced by male scientists. As a result of such efforts, women have forged a more central altered the way in which human evolution is perceived.

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'Women in Human Evolution represent special achievements.' - New Scientist 'The book has a clear and stated focus and the whole is refreshingly held together by a body of feminist theory which impacts with clarity on the complacency of male-stream evolutionary studies In bringing together such a strong and diverse team, Hager is to be congratulated for her vision and for producing a gusty little gem of a book.' - Archaeological Journal

... a provocative collection of essays that should interest all anthropologists... This important volume explores formerly neglected topics related to the female of the species and places them at the center of contemporary research on human origins and evolution. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has become bored with conventional debates in paleoanthropology. - American Antiquity .. the book provides an introduction to some new speculations by anthropologists as to how sex-specific behavior and biology may have affected the course of hominid evolution. - Journal of Women's History

'Women in Human Evolution represent special achievements.' - New Scientist 'The book has a clear and stated focus and the whole is refreshingly held together by a body of feminist theory which impacts with clarity on the complacency of male-stream evolutionary studies In bringing together such a strong and diverse team, Hager is to be congratulated for her vision and for producing a gusty little gem of a book.' - Archaeological Journal

... a provocative collection of essays that should interest all anthropologists... This important volume explores formerly neglected topics related to the female of the species and places them at the center of contemporary research on human origins and evolution. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has become bored with conventional debates in paleoanthropology. <br>- American Antiquity <br>.. the book provides an introduction to some new speculations by anthropologists as to how sex-specific behavior and biology may have affected the course of hominid evolution. <br>- Journal of Women's History <br>

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Hager, Lori

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