The great apes : a short history
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Frey, Kevin (Translator), translator.
Goodall, Jane, 1934- writer of foreword.
Published
New Haven ; Yale University Press, [2017].
Format
Book
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xvi, 321 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Southside - Adult
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Published
New Haven ; Yale University Press, [2017].
Language
English

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General Note
Originally published as: Petite histoire des grands singes, ©Editions du Seuil, 2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-305) and index.
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"[A] compact but wide-ranging survey of humankind's relationship to the great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans), from antiquity to the present. Replete with fascinating details and anecdores, it traces twists and turns in our construction of primate knowledge over five hundred years. Chris Herzfeld outlines the development of primatology and its key players and events, including well-known long-term field studies, notably the pioneering work by women such as Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas ... offers thought-provoking insights about our perceptions of apes, as well as the boundary between 'human' and 'ape' and what it means to be either"--Dust jacket flap.

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