In the Shadow of Man

Informationen zum Autor Jane Goodall was an English zoologist. She was a renowned expert on chimpanzees, having studied them at the Gombe Stream Reserve by Lake Tanganyika from 1970. She worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues. Her books include IN THE SHADOW OF MAN, published in more than forty languages. Winner of the Kyoto Prize (1990), Hubbard Medal (1995), Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1997), she was a UN Ambassador, and received her Damehood in 2004. She died in 2025. Klappentext 'One of history's most impressive field studies; an instant animal classic' TIME Jane Goodall's classic account of primate research provides an impressively detailed and absorbing account of the early years of her field study of, and adventures with, chimpanzees in Tanzania, Africa. It is a landmark for everyone to enjoy. ' Apart from its enormous scientific value, IN THE SHADOW OF MAN is absolutely fascinating to read as a story of discovery...The whole book is enthralling' Monica Dickens 'One of history's most impressive field studies; an instant animal classic' TIME Zusammenfassung 'One of history's most impressive field studies; an instant animal classic' TIME

Product details

• Authors: Jane Goodall
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.12.1999
• EAN: 9780753809471
• ISBN: 978-0-7538-0947-1
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Nature; NATURE / Animals / General, NATURE / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Natural History, NATURE / Animals / Primates, natural history, Applied ecology, Animals & society, Animal behaviour, Social and cultural anthropology, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Animals and society, Animal Ecology, Primates, Nature conservation law