Chimpanzee Politics

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Chimpanzee Politics is a groundbreaking book by primatologist Frans de Waal that analyzes power struggles and social behavior among chimpanzees to illuminate the roots of human political behavior.

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instanceOf book
ethology book
primatology book
aimsTo illuminate the roots of human political behavior
analyzes conflict resolution
female social networks
male dominance competition
reconciliation behavior
author Frans de Waal NERFINISHED
basedOn long-term field observations
comparesTo human political behavior
countryOfOrigin Netherlands
describes alpha male strategies
role of grooming in alliances
tactical deception in apes
exploresConcept Machiavellian intelligence NERFINISHED
emotional underpinnings of politics
strategic alliance building
focusesOnCountry Netherlands NERFINISHED
focusesOnLocation Arnhem Zoo NERFINISHED
genre animal behavior
political psychology
science
hasAudience academic readers
general readers interested in politics and science
hasEnglishEdition Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes NERFINISHED
hasFormat print
influencedField anthropology
evolutionary psychology
leadership studies
political science
primatology
languageOfWork Dutch
English
mainSubjectSpecies chimpanzee
notableFor popularizing the idea of politics in nonhuman primates
originalLanguage Dutch
originalTitle Chimpanseepolitiek NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1982
publisher Johns Hopkins University Press NERFINISHED
subject chimpanzee social behavior
coalition formation
comparative politics
dominance hierarchies
evolutionary roots of human politics
political behavior in animals
power struggles among chimpanzees
timePeriodOfObservations 1970s

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Frans de Waal notableWork Chimpanzee Politics