Macachiavellian intelligence : how rhesus macaques and humans have conquered the world / Dario Maest...
Macachiavellian intelligence : how rhesus macaques and humans have conquered the world / Dario Maest...
Macachiavellian intelligence : how rhesus macaques and humans have conquered the world / Dario Maestripieri.
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Publisher
Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press ; Bristol : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2007.
Date
2007.
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N599.86431/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
198 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. The Secret of Our Success -- 2. The Weed Macaque -- 3. Nepotism and Politics -- 4. Aggression and Dominance -- 5. Wars and Revolutions -- 6. Sex and Business -- 7. Parental Investment -- 8. The Business of Communication -- 9. Macachiavellian Origins of Love and Compassion.
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Publisher
Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press ; Bristol : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2007.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"The product of more than twenty years of studying rhesus macaques, Macachiavellian Intelligence caricatures a society that is as much human as monkey, with hierarchies and power struggles that would impress Machiavelli himself. High-status macaques, for instance, maintain their rank through deft uses of violence and manipulation, while altruism is...
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Macachiavellian intelligence : how rhesus macaques and humans have conquered the world / Dario Maestripieri.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N599.86431/1
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74VK3m0L6w83
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3m0L6w83
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ISBN
0226501175 (hbk.) :
9780226501178 (hbk.) :
DDC
599.864315
MMS ID
991023698649702626
