Primate Behaviour: Information, social knowledge, and the evolution of culture, Signed presentation copy from the author,

QUIATT DUANE & REYNOLDS VERNON -

ISBN 10: 0521498325 / ISBN 13: 9780521498326

Published by 1995 Cambridge University Press, 1995

About this Item

1995 edition, Cambridge University Press, 8vo., 322pp., black & white illustrations, very good, wrappers with crease on front panel. Signed by author on title page.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Primate Behaviour: Information, social knowledge, and the evolution of culture, Signed presentation copy from the author,
• Publisher: 1995 Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521498325
• ISBN 13: 9780521498326
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

This book is about the social life of monkeys, apes and humans. The central theme is the importance of social information and knowledge to a full understanding of primate social behavior and organization. Its main purpose is to stress evolutionary continuity, i.e. that there are direct connections between human and nonhuman society. This view is often downplayed elsewhere in the anthropological literature where the notion that humans have culture and animals do not is prevalent. Topics covered include an overview of the contexts of behavior; a comparison of blind strategies and tactical decision-making; social cognition; a review of intentionalist interpretations of behavior; kinship; language and its social implications; and the constraints of culture.

From the Back Cover

This book is about he social life of monkeys, apes and humans. The central theme is the importance of social information and knowledge to a full understanding of primate social behavior and organization. Using this perspective, the authors seek to demonstrate a continually between human and non-human society that is often not recognized elsewhere in the literature.