The Ape and the Sushi Master: Cultural Reflections of a Primatologist by de Waal, Frans
The Ape and the Sushi Master: Cultural Reflections of a Primatologist by de Waal, Frans

The Ape and the Sushi Master: Cultural Reflections of a Primatologist

From the bestselling author of Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, a provocative...
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Author: Frans de Waal
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The Ape and the Sushi Master: Cultural Reflections of a Primatologist by de Waal, Frans

The Ape and the Sushi Master: Cultural Reflections of a Primatologist

$94.33
The Ape and the Sushi Master: Cultural Reflections of a Primatologist by de Waal, Frans

The Ape and the Sushi Master: Cultural Reflections of a Primatologist

$94.33
Author: Frans de Waal
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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From the bestselling author of Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, a provocative argument that apes have created their own distinctive culture

In The Ape and the Sushi Master, eminent primatologist Frans de Waal corrects our arrogant assumption that humans are the only creatures to have made the leap from the natural to the cultural domain. The book's title derives from an analogy de Waal draws between the way behavior is transmitted in ape society and the way sushi-making skills are passed down from sushi master to apprentice. Like the apprentice, young apes watch their group mates at close range, absorbing the methods and lessons of each of their elders' actions. Responses long thought to be instinctive are actually learned behavior, de Waal argues, and constitute ape culture. A delightful mix of intriguing anecdote, rigorous clinical study, adventurous field work, and fascinating speculation, The Ape and the Sushi Master shows that apes are not human caricatures but members of our extended family with their own resourcefulness and dignity.



Author: Frans de Waal
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 12/01/2001
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 7.95h x 5.33w x 1.18d
ISBN: 9780465041763


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 01/13/2002 pg. 24

About the Author
Frans de Waal is the C. H. Candler Professor of Primate Behavior at Emory University and Director of the Living Links Center. Named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People, he is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Mama's Last Hug and Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, as well as The Bonobo and the Atheist, Our Inner Ape, and numerous other books. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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