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In our fiercely contested social, political and cultural landscape, Lucy Cooke looks to the animal kingdom to ask what it means to be female.
Mother. Daughter. Ruler. Provider. What does it mean to be female? The female species has never been more scrutinised or politicised. As we search to define our gender, combat prejudice, and celebrate the myriad of femininity, what can the animal kingdom teach us about its true nature?
In Bitch, award-winning zoologist, broadcaster, and author Lucy Cooke takes the reader on a global journey to meet the animals and scientists that are helping to redefine the female species and release it from the shackles of stereotype.
Lucy presents us with a dazzling portrait of the female, introducing us to polyamorous chimps, alpha-female hyenas, menopausal killer whales, and lesbian lizards. By showing us the spectrum of the species, she sets out to rewrite the evolutionary labels that have come to define a gender and proposes a new understanding of what it means to be female today.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780857524126
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 March 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Doubleday
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 29.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 481g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Lucy Cooke is a fellow of Durham University, a National Geographic explorer, TED talker and award-winning broadcaster with a Masters in zoology from New College Oxford, where she studied under Richard Dawkins. Her first book A Little Book of Sloth was a New York Times bestseller and spawned a major TV series for Discovery and a BBC Radio 4 documentary. The Truth About Animals, her first long-form book was shortlisted for the Royal Society prize and has been translated into nineteen languages. Her most recent book, Bitch- What Does it Mean to be Female? was cited as one of the best books of the year by both the Telegraph and the Guardian and was adapted into the BBC Radio 4 series, Political Animals. She is a columnist for BBC Wildlife Magazine and has also written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, The Times, Telegraph and New Scientist amongst other publications. She is a sought-after public speaker and has written, produced, and presented documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, Animal Planet and Discovery. She has presented on the BBC's 'Springwatch' and is a regular on BBC Radio 4.
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