The Question of Animal Culture (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780674031265)

Fifty years ago, a troop of Japanese macaques was observed washing sandy sweet potatoes in a stream, sending ripples through the fields of ethology, comparative psychology, and cultural anthropology. The issue of animal culture has been hotly debated ever since. Now Kevin Laland and Bennett Galef have gathered key voices in the often rancorous debate to summarize the views along the continuum from "Culture? Of course " to "Culture? Of course not " The result is essential reading for anyone interested in the validity of animal culture, and what it might say about our own.

Author: Kevin N. Laland
ISBN-10: 0674031261
ISBN-13: 9780674031265
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2009
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 04/10/2009 pg. 16
Choice 08/01/2009