The Descent of Man, Grayson Perry

Masculinity, it's effect on both the world and individuals and the way this all needs to change is the subject of Descent of Man. As usual Perry is engaging, funny and well informed, the argument is clearly illustrated and is sympathetic, though also cuts quite deep. He offers examples of his own behaviour and also ideas for how to change the cycle.
I had thought of masculinity and the way it affects personal relationships and work, essentially the ways it affects me directly, but Perry opens that up to include the whole way the world works. He puts forward the argument that the processes of international politics and war are direct results of a masculine way of looking at things, with all its associated competition, repression of emotion and insecurity.
Cut through with humour and illustrations.