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The Human Zoo
The Human Zoo
Author: Desmond Morris
ISBN-13: 9780070431768
ISBN-10: 0070431760
Publication Date: 6/1969
Rating:
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4 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
Book Type: 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.
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.
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.
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This book typical of Desmond Morris's style, comparing human cultures to those of animals as he did in "The Naked Ape." It is very interesting and thought provoking reading. He places man into a zoo, this zoo being the cities man has constructed to occupy himself. Then Morris looks at his behavior and relates it to lower, or "animal" drives to explain how humans behave in that environment.

I can't say I agree with everything he says but it was captivating reading.