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Random House USA Inc The Goodness Paradox
Book Synopsis“A fascinating new analysis of human violence, filled with fresh ideas and gripping evidence from our primate cousins, historical forebears, and contemporary neighbors.”—Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of Our NatureWe Homo sapiens can be the nicest of species and also the nastiest. What occurred during human evolution to account for this paradox? What are the two kinds of aggression that primates are prone to, and why did each evolve separately? How does the intensity of violence among humans compare with the aggressive behavior of other primates? How did humans domesticate themselves? And how were the acquisition of language and the practice of capital punishment determining factors in the rise of culture and civilization?Authoritative, provocative, and engaging, The Goodness Paradox offers a startlingly original theory of how, in the last 250 million years, humankind became an increasingly peaceful species in daily interactions even as its capacity for coolly planned and devastating violence remains undiminished. In tracing the evolutionary histories of reactive and proactive aggression, biological anthropologist Richard Wrangham forcefully and persuasively argues for the necessity of social tolerance and the control of savage divisiveness still haunting us today.
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Cosimo Classics The Romance of Natural History
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International Alliance Pro-Publishing The Book of Werewolves
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CFZ Press The Soviet Sasquatch
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Kyoto University Press and Trans Pacific Press Institutions: The Evolution of Human Sociality
Book SynopsisAs the sequel to Groups: The Evolution of Human Sociality (2013), this book has broadened the discussion to examine the actions of people, apes, and monkeys in terms of 'what they do' by forming groups or in-groups. In Institutions, the shared processes and practices that facilitate coexistence in groups are examined from an evolutionary historical perspective. Contributors include researchers from the field of anthropology, including sociological primatology, ecological anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology. The chapters examine institutions from a diverse range of perspectives, including: encountering death, children's games, conflict and peace, cattle rustling, and mathematical proofs. In terms of non-human primates, this study focuses on 'pre-institutional' phenomena, such as relations established through 'call and response' patterns and food sharing, and it forms arguments as to whether the concept of institutions can be applied to these settings. As the chapters in this volume establish, the argument that language is a prerequisite for the establishment of institutions has indeed been surpassed.Table of Contents Figures Photographs Contributors Introduction—From "Groups" to "Institutions": In Pursuit of an Evolutionary Foundation for Human Society and Sociality (Kaori Kawai) Part I: The Mechanism of the Formation of Institutions Part II: Concrete Phases of the Emergence of Institutions Part III: Theory for the Evolution of Institutions Part IV: The Expansion of Institution Theory Notes Bibliography Name Index Subject Index
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Anomalist Books LLC True Giants: Is Gigantopithecus Still Alive?
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Anomalist Books LLC THE Beast of Boggy Creek: The True Story of the Fouke Monster
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Anomalist Books Valley of the Apes: The Search for Sasquatch in Area X
Book SynopsisThis is the story of what it is really like to search for the most elusive animal in North America, an animal that clearly does not want to be found. Join author Michael Mayes and the men and women of the North American Wood Ape Conservancy on their two-decades-long quest to discover the truth behind the greatest mystery of the natural world.The events detailed in this book provide some of the best reasons to be hopeful that a resolution to the Sasquatch mystery is close at hand. What you''re about to read is a meticulously documented collection of observations made by people-academics, wildlife professionals, and scientists, among others-whom I consider to be among the most reliable individuals to have ever pursued the Sasquatch...When the day comes that people say ''They proved that the Sasquatch exists,'' you, the reader, probably won''t have to wonder who ''they'' are. You will have already met them right here in the pages of this book.- from the Foreword by Matt Pruitt
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Anomalist Books Valley of the Apes: The Search for Sasquatch in Area X
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Orbita Media GmbH Les sages de la forêt
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Prodinnova La Vie des Fourmis
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Bald Uakari Keepers Handbook
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Independently Published Spider Monkeys
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Capuchin Monkeys as Pet for Beginners
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Independently Published The Complete Finger Monkey Handbook
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Monkeys Care and Ownership Bible
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The University of Chicago Press Baboon Mothers and Infants
Book SynopsisThis study of maternal primate relationships focuses on motherhood and infancy within a complex ecological and sociological context.
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The University of Chicago Press Primate Conservation Biology
Book SynopsisA recent report warns that nearly 20 per cent of the world's primates may go extinct by 2020. This work integrates theoretical advances with practical management priorities to give scientists and policymakers the tools they need to help keep these species from disappearing forever.
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The University of Chicago Press The Year of the Gorilla
Book SynopsisChronicles the author's two years of travel and observation of gorillas in East and Central Africa in the late 1950s, high in the Virunga volcanoes on the Zaire-Rwanda-Uganda border. This edition also features a postscript detailing Schaller's more recent visits with gorillas, current to 2009.Trade Review"Whether the author is tracking gorillas, slipping past elephant herds on narrow jungle paths, avoiding poachers' deadfalls, or routing Watusi invaders, this is an exciting book. Although Schaller feels that this is 'not an adventure book,' few readers will be able to agree." - Irven DeVore, Science "In the course of his fresh, bright book, Schaller does not so much argue for his biological ecumenism as - talking, walking, doing, going, describing - he exemplifies it." - Naomi Bliven, New Yorker"
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University of California Press The Ghosts of Gombe
Book SynopsisOn July 12, 1969, Ruth Davis, a young American volunteer at Dr. Jane Goodall's famous chimpanzee research camp in the Gombe Stream National Park of Tanzania, East Africa, walked out of camp to follow a chimpanzee into the forest. Six days later, her body was found floating in a pool at the base of a high waterfall. With careful detail,The Ghosts of Gombereveals for the first time the full story of day-to-day life in Goodall's wilderness campthe people and the animals, the stresses and excitements, the social conflicts and cultural alignments, and the astonishing friendships that developed between three of the researchers and some of the chimpanzeesduring the months preceding that tragic event. Was Ruth's death an accident? Did she jump? Was she pushed? In an extended act of literary forensics, Goodall biographer Dale Peterson examines how Ruth's death might have happened and explores some of the painful sequelae that haunted two of the survivors for the rest of their lives.Trade Review"Jane Goodall’s research center on the shores of a Tanzanian lake pulsates with the passions, perils, and promises of the 1960s in Dale Peterson’s The Ghosts of Gombe." * Foreword *"It’s challenging to put together a complete picture so long after they happened, but Peterson uses letters, camp records, and personal accounts to tell the story artfully... Jane Goodall has spent a lifetime trying to understand the behaviors and relationships of the apes in Tanzania. With The Ghosts of Gombe, Dale Peterson has attempted to do the same for the people who made her research possible. It is the similarities between these two endeavors that make his book a worthwhile read." * Science *"An impressively informative and inherently fascinating read from cover to cover, "The Ghosts of Gombe: A True Story of Love and Death in an African Wilderness" is an extraordinary and unique study that is exceptionally well written, organized and presented... especially and unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library collections." * Midwest Review of Books *"Peterson’s engrossing, sometimes dizzyingly kaleidoscopic narrative is bookended by nuanced analyses of how Davis might have died, and the aftershocks that still rock those who knew her best." * Nature *“Peterson’s work is a must-read for those interested in Jane Goodall’s work and primate research in general.” * Tulsa Book Review *“Peterson has written an engaging and thoughtful account of a little-known period of Gombe history.” * Primates *Table of ContentsPrologue 1 I. The Visit (September 27, 2006) 10 II. Beginnings (November 1967 to June 1968) 14 III. The Golden Summer (June to September 1968) 73 IV. Transitions (September 1968 to March 1969) 110 V. Love, Chimpanzees, and Death (March to July 1969) 146 VI. Aftermath (July 1969 to 2007) 174 Acknowledgments 205 Dramatis Personae 209 List of Illustrations and Credits 213
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd What Young Chimpanzees Know about Seeing
Book SynopsisResearch suggests chimpanzees may understand some of the epitemological aspects of visual perception, such as how the perceptual act of seeing can have internal several interpretations. These 15 studies were conducted with chimpanzees and young children on their understanding of visual perception.Table of ContentsAbstract v I Reconstructing the Evolution of Psychological Development 1 II Understanding Visual Perception 17 III Understanding who can see you: Preliminary Investigations 25 IV Understanding who can see you: Further Investigations 67 V Assessing Validity with Young Children 106 VI Conclusions 120 Appendix 141 References 143 Acknowledgements 152 Commentary On Not Understanding Minds 153R. Peter Hobson Chimpanzee Social Cognition 161Michael Tomasello Reply Growing up Ape 174Daniel J. Povinelli Contributors 190 Statement of Editorial Policy 191
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Harvard University Press Tree of Origin
Book SynopsisNine of the world's top primate experts compose the most extensive picture to date of what the behavior of monkeys and apes can tell us about our own evolution as a species.Trade ReviewHuman behavior today is so unfathomable and complex that it's hard to relate it to influences from the remote past. But if you want a source that cogently discusses human intelligence in the context of the behavior of other primates, Tree of Origin is the place to turn. -- Ian Tattersall, Curator, American Museum of Natural History and author of Becoming HumanThe last few decades have seen enormous progress in the study of primate behavior. Nine of the world's leading experts team up to tell us what it all means, throwing new light on human evolution. -- Jane GoodallIn Tree of Origin, primatologists speak out about the evolution of human behavior. After decades of hard work - all those hours in the sun, all those days of stomping though forests, all those years of watching monkeys and apes - they have come to provocative conclusions about how the behavior of our closest relatives informs our own lives. This book is the bridge between our past and our present. -- Meredith Small, author of Kids: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Raise Our ChildrenAre we so separate from our nearest relatives that studying apes' behavior has nothing to teach us about ourselves? Or does watching how apes interact socially give us clues about our own evolution? The authors come down solidly on the side of the applicability of primate studies to the study of humans. Growing from a 1997 conference on human evolution, this selection of nine essays by working primatologists include speculations about the origins of human social evolution from the perspective of their studies on other primates...All of the essays are accessible to the general reader. * Booklist *[An] enlightening discussion of how scientists' ideas about human forebears have been shaped--and perhaps led astray--by extrapolations from intensive study of a few primates. Whether you are interested in human origins or in how other animals live their lives, [this book] is a superb synthesis of current thinking and research about our closest nonhuman relatives. -- Susan Okie * Washington Post Book World *A fascinating bunch of essays...They re-examine human social evolution from the perspective of naturalistic observations of non-human primates, and then extrapolate to humans. -- Laura Spinney * New Scientist *De Waal's is just one of a fascinating bunch of essays by primatologists in Tree of Origin. They re-examine human social evolution from the perspective of naturalistic observations of non-human primates, and then extrapolate to humans. -- Laura Spinney * New Scientist *Table of ContentsFrans B. M. de Waal Introduction 1. Anne E. Pusey Of Genes and Apes: Chimpanzee Social Organization and Reproduction 2. Frans B. M. de Waal Apes from Venus: Bonobos and Human Social Evolution 3. Karen B. Strier Beyond the Apes: Reasons to Consider the Entire Primate Order 4. Craig S. Stanford The Ape's Gift: Meat-eating, Meat-sharing, and Human Evolution 5. Richard W. Wrangham Out of the Pan, Into the Fire: How Our Ancestors' Evolution Depended on What They Ate 6 Richard W. Byrne Social and Technical Forms of Primate Intelligence 7. Robin I. M. Dunbar Brains on Two Legs: Group Size and the Evolution of Intelligence 8. Charles T. Snowdon From Primate Communication to Human Language 9. William C. McGrew The Nature of Culture: Prospects and Pitfalls of Cultural Primatology Notes
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Harvard University Press Apes Monkeys Children and the Growth of Mind
Book SynopsisIn this fascinating introduction to primate minds, Gómez identifies evolutionary resemblances—and differences—between human children and other primates. He argues that primate minds are best understood not as fixed collections of specialized cognitive capacities, but instead as a range of abilities that can surpass their original adaptations.Trade ReviewThis is an important book that brings together information not otherwise readily available in concise form. Students and investigators interested in the origins of cognition will benefit from [it]. -- John D. Newman * Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease *Juan Carlos Gómez’s working thesis in Apes, Monkeys, Children, and the Growth of Mind is that ‘our minds are part of a wider evolutionary pattern discernible in the minds of other primates’. He aims to learn about our human minds, both how they originated and what their nature is, by looking at experimental studies with other primates. The book is a delightfully dense account of a wide range of such studies. This exploration into the historical and evolutionary heritage of the last great mystery—the human mind—is enlightening, informative, and simply a wonderful reminder of how complex evolutionary variation really is… The author should be lauded for his attempts to examine such difficult topics—the nature and origin of the human mind is difficult enough to approach, and an evolutionary perspective that approaches the topic through cognitive ethology was much needed. This review of the literature fills an important gap while being wonderfully engaging and informative. However, in a book ostensibly written to show our very fundamental connection with other primates on an evolutionary continuum, it instead serves to show not just the unique character of human experience and action, but the similarly unique character of a dozen other primate species, both far and near to us on the evolutionary tree. It opens up new questions in many areas, which, philosophically speaking, is a job well done. -- Robin L. Zebrowski * Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences *Amazing progress has been made in the past few years in the study of primate cognition. Juan Carlos Gómez documents this progress in a masterful and beautifully written book that will delight expert and novice alike. -- Michael Tomasello, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, author of Constructing a Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition
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Princeton University Press Chimpanzee Culture Wars
Trade Review"Langlitz has woven together an unprecedented and maximally diverse set of strands in seeking to explain what is cultural primatology. . . . The result of this intellectual weaving is a Bayeux Tapestry of cultural primatology."---William C. McGrew, Primates
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Princeton University Press Chimpanzee Culture Wars
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Conservation International,U.S. Primates of Colombia
Book SynopsisColombia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world: although it takes up slightly less than one percent of the Earth's surface, it is home to approximately ten percent of the world's plants and animals, including a diversity of primate species that is only superseded by Brazil and Peru in number. This vibrantly illustrated field guide is the result of field work conducted on Colombian primates both in and out of the country. The volume illustrates and describes twenty-eight primate species comprising forty-three taxa, of which fifteen taxa are only found in Colombia. The field guide also includes comprehensive chapters on primate classification, fossil history, and conservation, and each is augmented by numerous drawings, photographs, and maps. Primates of Colombia will be an invaluable resource for primatologists and naturalists alike.
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Oxford University Press, USA How Homo Became Sapiens On the evolution of thinking On the evolution of thinking
Book SynopsisOur ability to think is one of our most puzzling characteristics. What it would be like to be unable to think? What would it be like to lack self-awareness? The complexity of this activity is striking. Thinking involves the interaction of a range of mental processes - attention, emotion, memory, planning, self-consciousness, free will, and language. So where did these processes arise? What evolutionary advantages were bestowed upon those with an ability to deceive, to plan, to empathize, or to understand the intentions of others? In this compelling work, Peter Gärdenfors embarks on an evolutionary detective story to try and solve one of the big mysteries surrounding human existence - how has the modern human being''s way of thinking come into existence. He starts by taking in turn the more basic cognitive processes, such as attention and memory, then builds upon these to explore more complex behaviours, such as self-consciousness, mindreading, and imitation. Having done this, he examines the consequences of putting thought into the world, using external media like cave paintings, drawings and writing.Immensely readable and humorous, the book will be valuable for students in psychology and biology, whilst remaining accessible to readers of popular science.Trade ReviewGardenfors presents a wealth of thought-provoking information and discussion, with a well-argued viewpoint, in a clear style. * JBE, Vol. 40, No. 4 *. . . well written and admirably succinct. Although it has an argument to make, it does so in a fair and evenhanded way. This would make a good introduction for anyone venturing into the evolution of mind literature for the first time. * Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol 79, No 4 *Table of Contents1. THINKING FROM AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE; 2. SENSATION, PERCEPTION AND IMAGINATION; 3. THE WORLD WITHIN; 4. READING OTHER PEOPLE'S MINDS; 5. SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS; 6. THE DAWN OF LANGUAGE; 7. THE ORIGIN OF SPEECH; 8. EXTERNALISING THE INNER WORLD
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Induction of Bone Formation in Primates The Transforming Growth Factorbeta 3
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Mentality of Apes International Library of Psychology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Primates
Book SynopsisThis book is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to primates. It provides both a survey and synthesis of primate history, biology, and behavior. As a survey, it offers a focused review of living and extinct primates in regional and community frameworks. As a synthesis, it applies the community perspective in a unique way to explore primates' adaptive diversity in the context of how evolution works. The book encourages students to study primates as integrated members of regional communities, ecologically, historically, and evolutionarily.The chapters are organized to emphasize the patterns of primate radiations in the four regions of the world where primates live, and to facilitate comparisons among the radiations. The overviews of communities illustrate how the ecological adaptations of different species and taxonomic or phylogenetic groups enable them to coexist. Illustrations and tools to aid students' learning include case studies, photographs, figures, tables, chTrade Review"Rosenberger offers an exciting new take on a survey of nonhuman primates, focusing on continental radiations and the biology and evolutionary history that unites them. In so doing, he provides a rigorous discussion of the anatomical, behavioral, and ecological features that differentiate primate taxa but within the familiar framework of geography rather than taxonomy, which is likely more palatable for undergraduates. A unique and effective approach!" - Larissa Swedell, Professor and Chair, Queens College"This book is a must read for undergraduate and graduate students seeking to understand how evolution, ecology, and adaptation have shaped the behavior and biology of our closest living relatives, the nonhuman primates. Information on all seven major primate radiations is presented in a concise and understandable format, scientific concepts are clearly defined and explained, and examples relating primate form and function serve to illustrate the diverse ways that individual species exploit their social and ecological environments. Each chapter also includes a set of questions for discussion. The volume ends with the sober realization that the majority of primate species are threatened with extinction, along with the optimistic message that if we choose to live sustainably and act now, we can save lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, galagos, monkeys, and apes from extinction." - Paul A. Garber, Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois"Rosenberger delivers a robust (and in my opinion, long overdue) text for the world of primatology. Primates: An Introduction concentrates on the key concepts in primatology, highlighting the diversity of species from an evolutionary perspective. Packing in complex topics in an easy-to-digest style, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in nonhuman primates. Whether one is a novice or an expert in the field, this comprehensive source is the perfect go-to reference for students and scholars ... In sum, not only do I highly recommend this book to anyone inclined to learn about our closest relatives, I suggest that this book or chapters of it be added to the “required readings” list of all primatology and introductory biological anthropology courses pertaining to human evolution." - Rose M. Hores in Evolutionary AnthropologyTable of Contents1. What is a Primate? 2. Arboreal Frugivory: The Primate Adaptive Zone 3. Madagascar: Lemurs 4. South America: New World Monkeys 5. Africa: Lorises, Galagos, Old World Monkeys, and Great Apes 6. Asia: Lorises, Tarsiers, Old World Monkeys, and Apes 7. Primate Communities Compared: Ecology, Morphology, and Behavior 8. The Primate Fossil Record: Highlights 9. Primates in Crisis
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Cambridge University Press Behavioural Diversity in Chimpanzees and Bonobos
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