Primate Visions: Gender, Race, and Nature in the World of Modern Science

Donna J. Haraway
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Haraway's discussions of how scientists have perceived the sexual nature of female primates opens a new chapter in feminist theory, raising unsettling questions about models of the family and of heterosexuality in primate research.
Genres: ScienceFeminismPhilosophyNonfictionHistoryRaceAnthropologyAnimalsGenderTheory
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