Monkey
By: Desmond Morris
Series: Animal series; Animal (Reaktion Books)
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781780230962
Subjects: Animals and civilization; Human-animal relationships; Monkey; History
Description: In this book, Desmond Morris explores our modern, more uneasy relationship with the monkey, which has come to represent the 'primitive', destructive aspects of our own nature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-195), appendices and index.
Table of contents: title: Sacred monkeys; title: Tribal monkeys : myths and superstitions; title: Monkeys despised; title: Lustful monkeys; title: Monkeys enjoyed; title: Monkeys exploited; title: Monkey quotations; title: Monkeys and artists; title: Monkeys as animals; title: Unusual monkeys; title: Rare monkeys; title: Newly discovered monkeys; title: Intelligent monkeys.