In the Shadow of Man
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In the Shadow of Man is Jane Goodall’s influential 1971 book that chronicles her pioneering field research on wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and helped transform our understanding of primate behavior and human evolution.
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book
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non-fiction book → |
| author |
Jane Goodall
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| contains |
ethical reflections on animal research
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observational case studies → reflections on scientific method → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| describes |
dominance hierarchies in chimpanzees
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feeding behavior of chimpanzees → individual chimpanzee personalities → long-term field study of wild chimpanzees → mother–infant relationships in chimpanzees → social behavior of chimpanzees → tool use in chimpanzees → |
| followedBy |
The Chimpanzees of Gombe
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Through a Window → |
| genre |
ethology
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memoir → primatology → science → |
| hasImpact |
inspired interest in wildlife conservation
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popularized field primatology → |
| hasPerspective |
first-person narrative
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| hasReception |
critically acclaimed
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| hasSubject |
evolutionary links between humans and other primates
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relationship between humans and chimpanzees → |
| helpedEstablishReputationOf |
Jane Goodall
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| influenced |
debates on human–animal continuity
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public understanding of animal cognition → public understanding of chimpanzees → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
Gombe Stream chimpanzees
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animal behavior → chimpanzees → field research → human evolution → primatology → |
| notableWorkOf |
Jane Goodall
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| placeInSeries |
early major work in Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee trilogy
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| publicationDate |
1971
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| publisher |
Houghton Mifflin
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William Collins, Sons → |
| setting |
Gombe Stream National Park
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Tanzania → |
| targetAudience |
general audience
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| timePeriodDescribed |
1960s
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Referenced by (3)
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Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe
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Jane Goodall
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Through a Window
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