Beauty and the beasts : woman, ape, and evolution / Carole Jahme.
Beauty and the beasts : woman, ape, and evolution / Carole Jahme.
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Publisher
New York : Soho, 2001.
Date
2001.
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N599.8072/2
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 406 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Danger and Obsession -- 2. Leakey's Ladies -- 3. The Secret Life of the Female Baboon -- 4. Wise Monkeys -- 5. Wild at Heart -- 6. The Woman Who Loved Apes Too Much -- 7. Aping for the Audience -- 8. Talk to the Animals -- 9. The Battle of the Sexes (and the uses of the female orgasm) -- 10. Woma...
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Publisher
New York : Soho, 2001.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2001.
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Summary
"Female primatologists study chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas in many hazardous locations all over the world. The number of women in the field is startling. A few were once recruited by the famous Dr. Louis Leakey because he believed women to be more empathic and less biased observers. He proved right. Others followed, and today 62% of all prim...
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Beauty and the beasts : woman, ape, and evolution / Carole Jahme.
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Originally published: London : Virago, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-388) and index.
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N599.8072/2
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74VvQJRqRRWX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvQJRqRRWX
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ISBN
1569472319 (alk. paper)
9781569472316 (alk. paper)
DDC
599.8072
MMS ID
991014472359702626
