BBC/Discovery

Dunbar R I M Barrett Louise

ISBN 10: 0789471558 / ISBN 13: 9780789471550

Published by Penguin Books, 2001

About this Item

pp. 240 Illus. (Col.), Maps.

Seller Inventory # 4693649

Bibliographic Details

• Title: BBC/Discovery
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0789471558
• ISBN 13: 9780789471550
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used

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Synopsis

Published to coincide with the Discovery Channel's broadcast of Cousins, an up-close look at primates takes readers into the world of humankind's closest living relatives, offering insight into their behavior, sociable nature, mentality, and much more. TV tie-in.

About the Author

Professor Robin Dunbar is Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Liverpool. A primatologist, he specializes in Old World monkeys and has carried out extensive fieldwork, particularly in East Africa. Professor Dunbar has studied all classes of Old World monkeys and many other primates. His publications include the best-selling books: Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language (1996) outlining the author's ground-breaking new theory about human evolutionary psychology and language evolution; The Trouble with Science (1995), reflecting on the nature of current science; and Primate Social Systems (1988), widely accepted as the bible of primate behavior. Dr. Louise Barrett is a lecturer in biology at the School if Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool. Her research in primatology focuses on Old World monkeys, including mangabeys, vervets, and baboons. Her extensive field work experience includes running a baboon research site in South Africa. She has several books in progress, among them a joint project with Robin Dunbar on human evolutionary psychology. She has also publishes many articles in academic journals, and has written for New Scientist magazine.