Bibliograph

The cultured chimpanzee, reflections on cultural primatology, W.C. McGrew

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The cultured chimpanzee, reflections on cultural primatology, W.C. McGrew

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-223) and indexes

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The cultured chimpanzee

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

54826142

Responsibility statement

W.C. McGrew

Sub title

reflections on cultural primatology

Summary

William McGrew reveals that the astonishing variation in chimpanzee behaviour more closely resembles cultural variety in humans than the simpler behavior of other animal species. This book demonstrates that cultural primatology may therefore help reconstruct the cultural evolution of Homo sapiens from earlier forms including pre-humans

Table Of Contents

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- Levels of study -- Human uniqueness -- Palaeoculture -- 2. Definition -- Checklists -- Beyond behaviour -- Essentials -- The way we do things -- 3. Disciplines -- Anthropology -- Archaeology -- Psychology -- Imitation -- Teaching -- Zoology -- 4. Creatures other than primates -- Fish -- Birds -- Mammals -- Cetaceans -- Discussion -- 5. Primates -- Capuchin monkeys -- Macaque monkeys -- Great apes -- Discussion -- 6. Chimpanzee ethnography -- Provisioning -- Tradition -- Doing ape ethnography -- 7. Chimpanzee material culture -- Shelter -- Subsistence : faunivory -- Subsistence : herbivory -- Social material culture -- Self-maintenance -- Significance of material culture -- 8. Chimpanzee society -- Vocal communication -- Grooming -- Social scratch -- Grooming hand-clasp -- Cross-species social traditions -- Cultural life -- 9. Lessons from cultural primatology -- 10. Does cultural primatology have a future? -- Things to do -- Cultural survival -- References -- Author index -- Subject index

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