Storytelling apes : primatology narratives past and future /

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"A literary analysis of the popular genre of the informal primatology field narrative. Explores the works of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Robert Sapolsky, and others in the contexts of scientific, literary, and conservation discourses"--Provided by publisher

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pollock, Mary Sanders, 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]
Series:Animalibus.
Subjects:
Primatology > Authorship.
Primatology > Fieldwork.
Creative nonfiction > History and criticism.
Primatologie > Recherche sur le terrain.
NATURE > Animals > Mammals.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Mammals.
NATURE > Animals > Primates.
Creative nonfiction
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • First contacts
  • The primatology romance
  • Tragedy of the field
  • Morphology of the tale
  • Primate characters
  • Primatology and the carnival world.

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