{"product_id":"visions-of-caliban-on-chimpanzees-and-people-paperback","title":"Visions of Caliban: On Chimpanzees and People - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDale Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJane Goodall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing Shakespeare's play \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e and its characters Prospero and Caliban as structural metaphors representing the master-slave relationship between humans and chimpanzees, authors Dale Peterson and Jane Goodall collaborate in this exploration of our interaction with the species that shares more than 98 percent of our genetic makeup. After introducing us to an animal that fashions and uses tools, exploits forest medicines, transmits learned cultural behaviors, and exhibits human-like emotions, Peterson and Goodall present an illuminating, frequently startling study of the current threats to wild chimpanzees' habitats and the many abuses that chimps have endured and continue to face at the hands of humans. They address conservation issues and ethical questions concerning keeping chimpanzees in captivity, whether as pets or for entertainment or research, and offer firsthand evidence of the drastically declining numbers of chimpanzees in the wild. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough their in-depth exploration of our relationship with chimpanzees, Peterson and Goodall demonstrate our close ties to these animals and also reveal how distant humans have become from their own place in nature. Both an informative, entertaining collection of stories about the authors' research experiences with chimps and a poignant call for a change in our perceptions and treatment of them, \u003ci\u003eVisions of Caliban\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving and important work.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDale Peterson (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e DALE PETERSON is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Deluge and the Ark: A Journey into Primate Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChimpanzee Travels: On and Off the Road in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStoryville, USA\u003c\/i\u003e (Georgia). He is co-author, with Richard Wrangham, of \u003ci\u003eDemonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at Tufts University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Goodall (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e JANE GOODALL is recognized worldwide for her research and field work with chimpanzees. She has written more than twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThrough a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe\u003c\/i\u003e, and, most recently, the best-selling \u003ci\u003eReason for Hope\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 394\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130432393351,"sku":"9780820322063","price":31.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a71f1cc5e660ae89e64ec3120cc2b519.webp?v=1732610762","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/visions-of-caliban-on-chimpanzees-and-people-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}