This book explores why love is so problematic and violence so endemic, tracing these human problems to a systematic disruption of intimate relationships. From the Rome of Augustus to the present, patriarchy is at the root of these problems, as well as racism and sexism.
* Carol Gilligan is one of the most well-known and influential feminist scholars in the world today. of her landmark book In A Different Voice sold over 800,000 copies and is one of the most widely read books every written on gender and human development.