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A unique beautifully illustrated exploration of our fascination with our closest primate relatives and the development of primatology as a discipline This insightful work is a compact but wide ranging survey of humankind s relationship to the great apes chimpanzees bonobos gorillas orangutans from antiquity to the present Replete with fascinating historical details and anecdotes it traces twists and turns in our construction of primate knowledge over five hundred years Chris Herzfeld outlines the development of primatology and its key players and events including well known long term field studies notably the pioneering work by women such as Jane Goodall Dian Fossey and Birut Galdikas Herzfeld seeks to heighten our understanding of great apes and the many ways they are like us The reader will encounter apes living in human families painting apes apes who use American Sign Language and chimpanzees who travelled in space A philosopher and historian specializing in primatology Herzfeld offers thought provoking insights about our perceptions of apes as well as the boundary between human and ape and what it means to be either The Great Apes A Short HistoryA straightforward book documenting the history of primatology in a condensed format 0300221371 This book is absolutely brilliant First class research thoughtful analysis and beautifully written it s the best text on primate research I ve read in years The book covers basic who did what and when ancient history and then moves on to describe the history and development of the modern science It takes a broad sweep look into the kinds of research done and briefly discusses the players and their best work Warning most of the book dwells on happy stuff like painting signing and observations in the wild but some of the medical and isolation experiments were absolutely foul What is absolutely lovely is that you get to stand back and see how the perceptions of the scientists at the time influenced not only how they worked but on their interpretation of what they observed Herzfeld s own thoughts and her brief overviews of current academic takes are thought provoking and will have me coming back for a second and third read Another delight is that this book is also full of fascinating facts not usually discussed like pointing out that the publicity in the 60s 70s and 80s went to women like Diane Fossey and Jane Goodall but that men made up 80% of researchers and took up all the top university posts If you are a psychologist sociologist or anthropologist then this book is an absolute most It should be required reading for everyone taking a college degree in these disciplines Is it a book for non academics I d say absolutely yes If you are interested in human nature or an avid nature documentary watcher then you re going to totally adore this book I received an ARC from the publisher through NetGalley and am reviewing voluntarily 0300221371 An excellent intellectual journey into the world of primates which takes into account not only scientific observations but equally their mental representations Although the level is highly scientific it is written in a way which does not send you back to university to understand Highly recommended to anyone driven by scientific curiosity about primates and their complex relationship with the human world. Greatest of the great apes Disclaimer Book offered by the publisher in exchange for an honest review 0300221371