The cultured chimpanzee : reflections on cultural primatology / W.C. McGrew.
The cultured chimpanzee : reflections on cultural primatology / W.C. McGrew.
The cultured chimpanzee : reflections on cultural primatology / W.C. McGrew.
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N156/26
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English
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xiii, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Definition -- 3. Disciplines -- 4. Creatures other than primates -- 5. Primates -- 6. Chimpanzee ethnography -- 7. Chimpanzee material culture -- 8. Chimpanzee society -- 9. Lessons from cultural primatology -- 10. Does cultural primatology have a future?
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2004.
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"The Cultured Chimpanzee explores the astonishing variation in chimpanzee behaviour across their range which cannot be explained by individual learning, genetic, or environmental influences. It promotes the view that this rich diversity in social life and material culture reflects social learning of traditions, and more closely resembles cultural v...
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The cultured chimpanzee : reflections on cultural primatology / W.C. McGrew.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-223) and indexes.
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N156/26
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0521828414
9780521828413 (hbk.)
0521828414 (hbk.)
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9780521828413
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156
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991019732669702626
