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Games primates play : an undercover investigation of the evolution and economics of human relationships / Dario Maestripieri.

By: Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, c2012.Description: xviii, 302 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780465020782 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 046502078X (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155.7 23
LOC classification:
  • HM1106 .M333 2012
Contents:
Dilemmas in the elevator -- The obsession with dominance -- We are all Mafiosi -- Climbing the ladder -- Cooperate in the spotlight, compete in the dark -- The economics and evolutionary biology of love -- Testing the bond -- Shopping for partners in the biological market -- The evolution of human social behavior.
Summary: A primatologist examines unspoken social customs, from jilting a lover to being competitive on the job, to explain how behavioral complexities are linked to humans' primate heritage.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks HM1106 .M333 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001214641

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-295) and index.

Dilemmas in the elevator -- The obsession with dominance -- We are all Mafiosi -- Climbing the ladder -- Cooperate in the spotlight, compete in the dark -- The economics and evolutionary biology of love -- Testing the bond -- Shopping for partners in the biological market -- The evolution of human social behavior.

A primatologist examines unspoken social customs, from jilting a lover to being competitive on the job, to explain how behavioral complexities are linked to humans' primate heritage.

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