The human zoo

Informationen zum Autor Desmond Morris was born in 1928. Educated at Birmingham and Oxford universities, he became the Curator of Mammals at London Zoo in 1959, a post he held for eight years. In 1967 he published The Naked Ape which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and has changed the way we view our own species forever. An accomplished artist, tv presenter, film maker and writer, Desmond Morris's books have been published in over thirty-six countries. Klappentext This study concerns the city dweller. Morris finds remarkable similarities with captive zoo animals and looks closely at the aggressive, sexual and parental behaviour of the human species under the stresses and pressures of urban living. Zusammenfassung This study concerns the city dweller. Morris finds remarkable similarities with captive zoo animals and looks closely at the aggressive, sexual and parental behaviour of the human species under the stresses and pressures of urban living.

Product details

• Authors: Desmond Morris, Morris Desmond
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.10.1994
• EAN: 9780099482116
• ISBN: 978-0-09-948211-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; popular science, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / Behaviorism, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Primatology, Behavioural theory (Behaviourism), Behaviourism, Behavioural theory, Primates, Zoology: primates (primatology)