{"product_id":"9780141981741","title":"The Descent of Man","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Perry, Grayson \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eGender studies: men\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 April 2017 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 160 pages\u003cbr\u003e131 x 197 x 10 | 126g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A breeze of a read, makes you see our male-manufactured world a  little differently' Matt Haig'GRAYSON PERRY FOR KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND. Imagine how BRILLIANT our country would look if he was' Caitlin MoranGrayson  Perry has been thinking about masculinity - what it is, how it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoperates, why little boys are thought to be made of slugs and snails -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esince he was a boy. Now, in this funny and necessary book, he turns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eround to look at men with a clear eye and ask, what sort of men would\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emake the world a better place, for everyone?What would happen  if  we rethought the old, macho, outdated version of manhood, and  embraced a  different idea of what makes a man? Apart from giving up the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecoronary-inducing stress of always being 'right' and the vast new\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewardrobe options, the real benefit might be that a newly fitted\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emasculinity will allow men to have better relationships - and that's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehappiness, right?Grayson Perry admits he's not immune from the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estereotypes himself - as the psychoanalysts say, 'if you spot it,  you've  got it' - and his thoughts on everything from power to physical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eappearance, from emotions to a brand new Manifesto for Men, are shot\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethrough with honesty, tenderness and the belief that, for everyone to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebenefit, upgrading masculinity has to be something men decide to do\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethemselves. They have nothing to lose but their hang-ups.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55491490251138,"sku":"9780141981741","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9780141981741.jpg?v=1753748688","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.live\/products\/9780141981741","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}