The Human Zoo
by Morris, Desmond
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
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Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada
Item Price
SGD 17.23SGD 8.62
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About This Item
Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1969. In "The Naked Ape", the eminent zoologist, Desmond Morris took a brutally objective look at the human animal. He moves on in this book to scrutinize the society the naked ape has created for himself and to compare civilized man with his captive animal counterpart. An authoritative, fiercely frank and brilliantly entertaining book! The contents include: and introduction, seven chapters, appendix: Literature and bibliography. B/w tweed boards with red title block to spine...gilt title lettering. Pink and white patterned endpapers. No ownership markings. This book while clean, tight and bright shows a mild slant. The dust jacket is bright and desirable with its price-intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine.
Synopsis
Morris looks closely at the human species under the stresses and pressures of urban living.This study concerns the city dweller. Morris finds remarkable similarities with captive zoo animals and looks closely at the aggressive, sexual and parental behaviour of the human species under the stresses and pressures of urban living.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gilt Edge Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A1610
- Title
- The Human Zoo
- Author
- Morris, Desmond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Zoology SBN 224-61783-4
- Bookseller catalogs
- Varied Interests;
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