Society Against Nature: The Emergence of Human SocietiesHarvester Press, 1976 - 158 pages |
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Page 11
... restricted by an ideal system of concentric circles in which animals Occupy a predetermined place . In the centre or inner circle are the dominant male or ' coryphaeus ' ( an apter term than ' chief ' or ' leader ' ) with the adult ...
... restricted by an ideal system of concentric circles in which animals Occupy a predetermined place . In the centre or inner circle are the dominant male or ' coryphaeus ' ( an apter term than ' chief ' or ' leader ' ) with the adult ...
Page 52
... restricted to threatening jestures , here they were openly aggressive , aiming accurately at the leopard's head round which they had grouped themselves in a rough semicircle . Chimpanzees living in marshland territories are generally ...
... restricted to threatening jestures , here they were openly aggressive , aiming accurately at the leopard's head round which they had grouped themselves in a rough semicircle . Chimpanzees living in marshland territories are generally ...
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... restricted by their dependence on females , since the very fact of male specialization in one field establishes the women as specialized in another no less important field . In such circumstances collaboration is inevitable . On the ...
... restricted by their dependence on females , since the very fact of male specialization in one field establishes the women as specialized in another no less important field . In such circumstances collaboration is inevitable . On the ...
Contents
Early Primates | 1 |
Societies Without Speech | 9 |
The Demands of Social Life | 15 |
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