A work of serious ambition -- Times, Best Books of 2022 Exhilarating . a work of scholarship, but also inspiration. The detail is fascinating, the prose lively, the analysis convincing and the message surprisingly hopeful. Go and read Jablonka and change the world -- The Sunday Times A surprise bestseller in France . his work has now found a much wider audience in a lucid English translation-- New Statesman Jablonka marshals an impressive body of historical, anthropological, biological and sociological evidence in his compelling history of masculinity. A man who passionately supports the feminist cause, Jablonka's argument for gender justice is both radical and promising -- TLS Illuminating. a history and a call to arms, almost a manifesto, for how to create a society of "just men" -- The Sunday Times A vivid, opinionated take on centuries of gender relations . a thought provoking, occasionally troubling big history - which also offers up some possible futures -- BBC History Magazine Jablonka's history of how one half of the world's population has consistently oppressed the other has control and poise -- Spectator The present and future of masculinity have been hotly debated for some years now, which perhaps explains why this history of the topic became a bestseller in France before finding a publisher in the UK.

Social historian Ivan Jablonka travels from Mesopotamia to Confucianism to the revolutions of the 18th century to offer a fresh slant on gender and to define what it means to be a good man, father and friend today -- Mr Porter In this ambitious book, Jablonka explores the history of patriarchy, explains its longevity and shows what men should do next -- Les Inrocks Jablonka's work is remarkable. erudite and lucid, personal and rigorous -- Le Monde Fascinating and necessary -- Psychologies Enlightening. crucial for democracy and our daily lives -- Marie Claire An unexpected bestseller in France. it has sparked conversations -- Challenges.