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Book SynopsisIn this text, Wilson's work on the biological basis of social behavior in all species from amoeba colonies to human societies has been trimmed to its essential argument and most compelling examples.
Trade ReviewWhen
Sociobiology was published in 1975, our reviewer, John Pfeiffer, hailed it as ‘an evolutionary event.’ Since then, it has become the framework for a controversial new science—the study of the biological basis for social behavior in every species, from the lowliest amoeba colony to modern human behavior. This shortened version, retaining all of Sarah Landry’s illuminating drawings, makes it more accessible to general readers. * New York Times Book Review *
It is impossible to leave Wilson’s book without having one’s sense of life permanently and dramatically widened. -- Fred Hapgood * The Atlantic *
Rarely has the world been provided with such a splendid stepping stone for an exciting future of a new science. -- John Tyler Bonner * Scientific American *
The book enthralls and enchants… If you have this book…you can begin getting your mind ready for the illuminations about human society. -- Lewis Thomas * Harper’s *
Sociobiology is an excellent book, full of extraordinary insights, and replete with the beauty and poetry of the animal kingdom. * Times Literary Supplement *
Its contents do indeed provide a new synthesis, of wide perspective and great authority… Wilson’s plain uncluttered prose is a treat to read, his logic is rigorous, his arguments are lucid. -- V. C. Wymne-Edwards * Nature *
A towering theoretical achievement of exceptional elegance… Like most great books,
Sociobiology is unpedantic, lucid, and eminently accessible. -- Pierre L. van den Berghe * Contemporary Sociology *
Sociobiology, a new concept, is one with extraordinary potential value for understanding and explaining human behavior. * Practical Psychology *
This book will stand as a landmark in the comparative study of social behavior. * Quarterly Review of Biology *
