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In the Shadow of Man

Author: Jane Goodall  

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'One of history's most impressive field studies; an instant animal classic' TIME

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'One of history's most impressive field studies; an instant animal classic' TIME

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Jane Goodall's classic account of primate research provides an impressively detailed and absorbing account of the early years of her field study of, and adventures with, chimpanzees in Tanzania, Africa. It is a landmark for everyone to enjoy.

'Jane Goodall's work has already passed into the legends of culture'and represents one of the Western world's great scientific achievements 'Chimps, as our closest genealogical cousins, hold more of our common evolutionary heritage than any other species can. Chimpanzees are not so much the shadow of man as our mirror, only slightly blurred by the mists of time' Stephen Jay Gould

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Jane Goodall is an English zoologist. She is a renowned expert on chimpanzees, having studied them at the Gombe Stream Reserve by Lake Tanganyika from 1970. She has worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues. Her books include IN THE SHADOW OF MAN, published in more than forty languages. She is the winner of the Kyoto Prize (1990), Hubbard Medal (1995), Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1997), is a UN Ambassador, and received her Damehood in 2004.

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Jane Goodall's classic account of primate research provides an impressively detailed and absorbing account of the early years of her field study of, and adventures with, chimpanzees in Tanzania, Africa. It is a landmark for everyone to enjoy.'Jane Goodall's work has already passed into the legends of culture'and represents one of the Western world's great scientific achievements 'Chimps, as our closest genealogical cousins, hold more of our common evolutionary heritage than any other species can. Chimpanzees are not so much the shadow of man as our mirror, only slightly blurred by the mists of time' Stephen Jay Gould

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Publisher
Orion Publishing Co | Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published
2nd December 1999
Edition
2nd
Pages
384
ISBN
9780753809471

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