PATRIARCHS Paperback

"The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule" by Angela Saini is a groundbreaking and rigorously researched exploration into the origins and persistence of patriarchy across human societies. Challenging the notion that male domination is natural or biologically inevitable, Saini draws on archaeology, anthropology, genetics, and history to reveal how gender inequality became embedded and has been continuously constructed, reinforced, and reasserted through laws, traditions, myths, and social norms from prehistory to the present day. The book offers a complex and often hopeful account, examining diverse historical and contemporary social structures to demonstrate that more equitable arrangements are possible and have existed, ultimately providing a powerful argument for understanding and dismantling patriarchal systems