The first edition of Frans de Waal's Chimpanzee Politics was acclaimed not only by primatologists for its scientific achievement but also by politicians, business leaders, and social psychologists for its remarkable insights into the most basic human needs and behaviors. Still considered a classic, this updated edition is a detailed and thoroughly engrossing account of rivalries and coalitions--actions governed by intelligence rather than instinct. As we watch the chimpanzees of Arnhem behave in ways we recognize from Machiavelli (and from the nightly news), de Waal reminds us again that the roots of politics are older than humanity.

Author: Frans de Waal
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 09/01/2007
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.72h x 6.84w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780801886560
2nd Updated Edition
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 06/01/2008 pg. 61

About the Author

Frans de Waal is the C. H. Candler Professor of Primate Behavior at Emory University in Atlanta and the director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center. His books include The Ape and the Sushi Master; Peacemaking among Primates; and Our Inner Ape.