How do chimpanzees say, 'I want to have sex with you?' By clipping a leaf or kcking on a tree trunk? How do they eat live aggressive ants? By using a short stick with one hand or long stick with both? Ivorian and Tanzanian chimpanzees answer these questions differently, as would humans from France and China if asked how they eat rice. Christophe Boesch takes readers into the lives of chimpanzees from different African regions, highlighting the debate about culture. His ethgraphy reveals how simple techniques have evolved into complex ones, how teaching styles differ, how material culture widens access to new food sources and how youngsters learn culture. This journey reveals many parallels between humans and chimpanzees and points to striking differences. Written in a vivid and accessible style, Wild Cultures places the reader in social and ecological contexts that shed light on our twin cultures.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1107689155
ISBN-13
9781107689152
eBay Product ID (ePID)
184452856
Product Key Features
Author
Christophe Boesch
Format
Trade Paperback (US), Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Sociology & Anthropology: Professional
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Weight
470g
Height
244mm
Width
170mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Cambridge
Spine
16mm
Content Note
68 B/w Illus. 11 Tables
Author Biography
Christophe Boesch is Professor and Director of the Department of Primatology at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany. He has studied the chimpanzees of Tai National Park in Cote d'Ivoire for the last thirty-three years and those of Loango National Park in Gabon for six years. The author of two published books and the founding president of the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation, he fights for a better future for the remaining wild ape populations at a grassroots level.