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The Human Zoo
The Human Zoo
Author: Desmond Morris
" Desmond Morris has laid it all on the line again... brilliant, witty, provocative." - Boston Herald Traveler — "The Human Zoo will be as widely read at The Naked Ape, not just because it is entertaining... Morris helps us take a new look at ourselves, not against the backdrop of our accepted culture, nut against the wider vistas of our biologic...  more »
ISBN: 163783
Publication Date: 1969
Pages: 204
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Publisher: Dell Publishing CO., INC.
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Alison avatar reviewed The Human Zoo on + 551 more book reviews
Morris, author of The Naked Ape, was one of the foremost zoologists of his time. In this book he tackles sociology from a zoologist's perspective, and claims that the city is not a concrete jungle but a human zoo. Fascinating reading despite its datedness.
sepia1990 avatar reviewed The Human Zoo on + 7 more book reviews
Quite an interesting dissection of modern man and his self created concrete prison. Even though this is quite dated, Mr. Morris has many fascinating observations and interesting viewpoints on man and the world around us that are still relevant today. I have to say I particularly enjoy his sense of detachment, if there is one thing I can't stand in a nonfiction author, its personal bias. With behavioral studies especially being a somewhat loose science, it's wonderful to have a clinical perspective, and even though this book is composed mainly of his own personal theories and thoughts it's presented logically with no ego attached.
Alison avatar reviewed The Human Zoo on + 551 more book reviews
The author of The Naked Ape, zoologist Morris writes that the city we naked apes have created is not a concrete jungle but a human zoo. It's a bit dated, but still a fascinating book by one of the early sociologists.


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