Complex sentence: Feminism has a long tradition of examining the concept of patriarchy, and the book attempts to demonstrate that the nature, effect, and meanings of male authority and power can only be understood through the idea of patriarchy.
Split into simpler sentences: Feminism has a long tradition of examining the concept of patriarchy. This book attempts to demonstrate that the nature, effect, and meanings of male authority and power can only be understood through the idea of patriarchy.