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Human Zoo : A Zoologist's Classic Study of the Urban Animal by Desmond Morris (1996, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKodansha America, Incorporated
ISBN-101568361041
ISBN-139781568361048
eBay Product ID (ePID)436021
Product Key Features
Book TitleHuman Zoo : a Zoologist's Classic Study of the Urban Animal
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1996
TopicGeneral, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
GenreSocial Science, Psychology
AuthorDesmond Morris
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight13.4 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.7 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN95-081946
Reviews"Ambitious...compelling...concerned with the tension between our biology and our culture...in power, sex, status, and war games." -- The New York Times "Morris helps us take a new look at ourselves, not against the backdrop of our accepted culture, but against the wider vistas of our biological heritage." -- The Chicago Tribune
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Dewey Edition18
Dewey Decimal156
SynopsisHow does city life change the way we act? What accounts for the increasing prevalence of violence and anxiety in our world? In this new edition of his controversial 1969 bestseller, The Human Zoo , renowned zoologist Desmond Morris argues that many of the social instabilities we face are largely a product of the artificial, impersonal confines of our urban surroundings. Indeed, our behavior often startlingly resembles that of captive animals, and our developed and urbane environment seems not so much a concrete jungle as it does a human zoo. Animals do not normally exhibit stress, random violence, and erratic behavioruntil they are confined. Similarly, the human propensity toward antisocial and sociopathic behavior is intensified in todays cities. Morris argues that we are biologically still tribal and ill-equipped to thrive in the impersonal urban sprawl. As important and meaningful today as it was a quarter-century ago, The Human Zoo sounds an urgent warning and provides startling insight into our increasingly complex lives., How does city life change the way we act? What accounts for the increasing prevalence of violence and anxiety in our world? In this new edition of his controversial 1969 bestseller, THE HUMAN ZOO, renowned zoologist Desmond Morris argues that many of the social instabilities we face are largely a product of the artificial, impersonal confines of our urban surroundings. Indeed, our behavior often startlingly resembles that of captive animals, and our "developed" and "urbane" environment seems not so much a concrete jungle as it does a human zoo. Animals do not normally exhibit stress, random violence, and erratic behavior--until they are confined. Similarly, the human propensity toward antisocial and sociopathic behavior is intensified in today's cities. Morris argues that we are biologically still tribal and ill-equipped to thrive in the impersonal urban sprawl. As important and meaningful today as it was a quarter-century ago, THE HUMAN ZOO sounds an urgent warning and provides startling insight into our increasingly complex lives.
LC Classification NumberBF701.M6 1996
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