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Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes (original 1982; edition 2007)

by Frans de de Waal

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The first edition of Frans de Waal's Chimpanzee Politics was acclaimed not only by primatologists for its scientific achievement but also by politicians, business leaders, and social psychologists for its remarkable insights into the most basic human needs and behaviors. Still considered a classic, this updated edition is a detailed and thoroughly engrossing account of rivalries and coalitions--actions governed by intelligence rather than instinct. As we watch the chimpanzees of Arnhem behave in ways we recognize from Machiavelli (and from the nightly news), de Waal reminds us again that the roots of politics are older than humanity.… (more)
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Title:Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes
Authors:Frans de de Waal
Info:The Johns Hopkins University Press (2007), Edition: 25th anniversary, Paperback, 256 pages
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I am not sure what the fuss is all about with this book. Perhaps it is a a favourite of zoologists or anthropologists but I just found it a mildly interesting account of a bunch of chimps engaged in politics. There was no practical information that I could see - other than our chimpanzee cousins are programmed to play politics and try and dominate one another so perhaps we are the same way ? ( )
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The first edition of Frans de Waal's Chimpanzee Politics was acclaimed not only by primatologists for its scientific achievement but also by politicians, business leaders, and social psychologists for its remarkable insights into the most basic human needs and behaviors. Still considered a classic, this updated edition is a detailed and thoroughly engrossing account of rivalries and coalitions--actions governed by intelligence rather than instinct. As we watch the chimpanzees of Arnhem behave in ways we recognize from Machiavelli (and from the nightly news), de Waal reminds us again that the roots of politics are older than humanity.

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