Games primates play : an undercover investigation of the evolution and economics of human relationships / Dario Maestripieri.

Author
Maestripieri, Dario [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, ©2012.
Description
xviii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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    Summary note
    A primatologist examines unspoken social customs, from jilting a lover to being competitive on the job, to explain how behavioral complexities are linked to humans' primate heritage.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-295) and index.
    Contents
    • Dilemmas in the elevator
    • The obsession with dominance
    • We are all Mafiosi
    • Climbing the ladder
    • Cooperate in the spotlight, compete in the dark
    • The economics and evolutionary biology of love
    • Testing the bond
    • Shopping for partners in the biological market
    • The evolution of human social behavior.
    ISBN
    • 9780465020782 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    • 046502078X ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    • 9780465031672
    • 0465031676
    LCCN
    2011045523
    OCLC
    731913234
    Other standard number
    • 40021000450
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