Primate Behaviour: Information, Social Knowledge, and the Evolution of Culture - Couverture rigide

Quiatt, Duane; Reynolds, Vernon

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 052135255X ISBN 13 : 9780521352550

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

This book is about the social life of monkeys, apes and humans.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book is about the social life of monkeys, apes and humans. Its central theme is the importance of social information and knowledge to a full understanding of primate social behaviour and organisation. Using this perspective, the authors seek to demonstrate a continuity between human and non-human society that is often not recognised elsewhere in the literature. Topics covered include: an overview of the contexts of behaviour; a comparison of blind strategies and tactical decision-making; social cognition; a review of intentionalist interpretations of behaviour; kinship; language and its social implications; and the constraints of culture. Primate Behaviour will be of interest to senior undergraduate and graduate students, as well as to researchers in the fields of biological and social anthropology, primatology, psychology, behavioural science and evolutionary biology.

Revue de presse

' ... a useful synthesis of the current state of cognitive primatology, as seen through experienced anthropological eyes.' W. C. McGrew, Nature

' ... this work is a must read for anyone interested in primate and human societies. It offers a new and dynamic approach to primate communication ... I highly recommend this book.' European Sociobiological Society Newsletter

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 052135255X
• ISBN 13: 9780521352550
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 330
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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