'Exhilarating . . . a work of scholarship but also inspiration. . . Go and read Jablonka and
change the world' Christina Patterson Sunday Times 'An unexpected bestseller in France. . . it
has sparked conversations' Challenges A highly acclaimed bestselling work from one of France's
preeminent historians What does it mean to be a good man? To be a good father or a good
partner? A good brother or a good friend? In this insightful analysis social historian Ivan
Jablonka offers a re-examination of the patriarchy and its impact on men. Ranging widely across
cultures from Mesopotamia to Confucianism to Christianity to the revolutions of the eighteenth
century Jablonka uncovers the origins of our patriarchal societies. He then offers an updated
model of masculinity based on a theory of gender justice which aims for a redistribution of
gender just as social justice demands the redistribution of wealth. Arguing that it is high
time for men to be as involved in gender justice as women Jablonka shows that in order to
build a more equal and respectful society we must gain a deeper understanding of the structure
of patriarchy - and reframe the conversation so that men define themselves by the rights of
women. Widely acclaimed in France this is an important work from a major thinker.
