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Why is 99.9% of all violent crime committed by men? Why do more men consult their doctors about impotence than about anything else? And why do the figures for violent and sexual crime keep rising, year after year?In her radical new study Rosalind Miles examines what it means to be a man' in a world where male violence has set the agenda for militarism, rape and recreational savagery. She investigates the demands made on men by society, and the cost of the macho myth - to humankind and to men themselves.She draws widely on history, psychology, literature and science as well as interviews with hundreds of men, to understand the seeds of aggression and to question some of our most fundamental assumptions. The Rites of Man dissects the fabric of our society, explores the darkest recesses of the male psyche and warns against the violence that the human race seems intent on nurturing.It is a book that should be read by us all....'Despite the heart of darkness she reveals, Rosalind Miles retains a gallant optimism throughout... As befits a polemic, the book is extremely readable, offering a well-judged mixture of argument, quotation, case-history and statistics' MICHAEL DIBDIN INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAYShe still has her feel for language, her ability to throw new light on old truths, her desire to debunk...She makes an excellent case for phallocentricity being the male condition...Miles's impassioned plea for recognition of the problem is convincing JULIA NEUBERGER SUNDAY TIMES
ISBN:9780586092200
