The Rites of Man: Love, Sex and Death in the Making of the MaleQuestioning the constituents of manhood, the book traces the stages of man's life in an analysis of the ordeals and rituals of the male. The author draws on history, literature, psychology and science as well as interviews with men to understand the roots of male aggression. |
Contents
SONGS OF INNOCENCE | 25 |
SONGS OF EXPERIENCE | 83 |
MAN AND SUPERMAN | 153 |
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