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Significant Others

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Significant Others
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Craig Stanford
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 137
Category/GenrePrimates
Human biology
ISBN/Barcode 9780465081721
ClassificationsDewey:599.8815
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Basic Books
Imprint Basic Books
Publication Date 1 July 2002
Publication Country United States

Description

What the family connection between apes and humans really means. Evolutionary scientists know that the line that divides humans from other animals has grown increasingly blurry, yet many other fields, especially in the social sciences, have not really absorbed this knowledge. At the same time, the knowledge that all humans are genetically and cognitively modern has left the apes as our only true "savages." Thus if we want to learn about human nature and how we came to be as we are, we must look to the apes. In this sweeping, fresh, controversial book, primatologist Craig Stanford does just that, giving us fascinating insights--and debunks many myths--about infanticide, mating practices, and the origins of human cognition.

Author Biography

Craig Stanford is Co-Director of the Jane Goodall Primate Research centre, in Gombe, Uganda Director of the Bwindi-Impenetrable Great Ape Project, in Bwindi-Impenetrable National Park, Uganda and Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Southern California. He splits his time between Uganda and Los Angeles, California.