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Born July 22, , in Vienna, Austria; immigrated to the United States, ; naturalized US citizen; daughter of David (in business) and Elisa Tennenhaus..
Riane Eisler
Austrian-American sociologist (born 1931)
Riane Tennenhaus Eisler (born July 22, 1931) is an Austrian-born American systems scientist, futurist, attorney, and author who writes about the effect of gender and family politics historically on societies, and vice versa.
Riane Eisler discusses her new book, Nurturing our Humanity, with Eric Reynolds.
She is best known for her 1987 book, The Chalice and the Blade, in which she coined the terms "partnership" and "dominator".[1][2]
She has written and been interviewed in over 500 articles.
Her work is covered in publications ranging from Scientific American, Behavioral Science, Futures, Political Psychology, The Christian Science Monitor, Challenge, and UNESCO Courier to Brain and Mind, Human Rights Quarterly, International Journal of Women's Studies, and World Encyclopedia of Peace, as well as chapters for books published by trade and university presses (e.g., Cambridge, Stanford, and Oxford University).
Eisler pioneered the expansion of human rights theory and action to in