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Monkey

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Monkey
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Desmond Morris
SeriesAnimal Series
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 135
ISBN/Barcode 9781780230962
ClassificationsDewey:599.8
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Reaktion Books
Imprint Reaktion Books
Publication Date 1 May 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Monkey explores our relationship throughout history with this most playful and familiar of creatures. As renowned zoologist Desmond Morris shows, it is not surprising that we are so attracted to them. While we sometimes view monkeys as trivial or comic, their mischievousness is delightful, and their urge to explore and love of activity fascinate us. Morris recounts how baboons were revered in the Egypt of the Pharaohs; monkey deities feature prominently in the ancient religions of China and Japan, and in India sacred status is still given to the langur monkey. He unpicks human attitudes to these clever creatures as he traces their history and draws a picture of their popularity in culture.

Author Biography

Desmond Morris is a world-renowned zoologist and the author of many books on human behaviour. He is also a practising artist and contributed the acclaimed Owl to Reaktion's Animal series. He lives in Oxford.

Reviews

"A strength of Desmond Morris's Monkey is his unsettling portrayal of how thoroughly our own primate species is willing to exploit its near relatives." -- "Times Literary Supplement"