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In the Shadow of Man
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
In the Shadow of Man
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jane Goodall
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:384 | Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 133 |
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Category/Genre | Animal behaviour Primates Applied ecology Pets and the Natural World |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780753809471
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Classifications | Dewey:599.884 599.884409678 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | General | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Orion Publishing Co
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Imprint |
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Publication Date |
2 December 1999 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Jane Goodall's classic account of primate research provides an impressively detailed and absorbing account of the early years of her field study of, and adventures with, chimpanzees in Tanzania, Africa. It is a landmark for everyone to enjoy. 'Jane Goodall's work has already passed into the legends of culture...and represents one of the Western world's great scientific achievements ...Chimps, as our closest genealogical cousins, hold more of our common evolutionary heritage than any other species can. Chimpanzees are not so much the shadow of man as our mirror, only slightly blurred by the mists of time' Stephen Jay Gould
Author Biography
Jane Goodall is an English zoologist. She is a renowned expert on chimpanzees, having studied them at the Gombe Stream Reserve by Lake Tanganyika from 1970. She has worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues. Her books include IN THE SHADOW OF MAN, published in more than forty languages. She is the winner of the Kyoto Prize (1990), Hubbard Medal (1995), Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1997), is a UN Ambassador, and received her Damehood in 2004.
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