Anatomy of Love: The Natural History of Monogamy, Adultery, and Divorce

Bibliographic Collection: 
Anthropogeny
Publication Type: Book
Authors: Fisher, Helen E.
Year of Publication: 1992
Edition: 1st Ed.
Number of Pages: 431
Publisher: Norton
City: New York
Publication Language: eng
ISBN Number: 0393034232
Keywords: Adultery, Divorce, Marriage, Sex customs.
Abstract:

Love at first sight...the copulatory gaze...dinner dates...jealousy... intimacy... homesexuality...infidelity...Dr.Helen Fisher, an anthropologist at the American Museum of Natural History, explains it all in this four-million-year history of the human species. She demystifies much about romance and pairing that we tend to believe is willfull or just plain careless. She offers new explanations for why men and women fall in love, marry, and divorce, and discusses the future of sex in a way that will surprise you.

Label: 1992