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Judged by population size and distribution, homo sapiens are clearly the most successful primates. A close second, however, would be rhesus macaques, who have adapted to--and thrived in--such diverse environments as mountain forests, dry grasslands, and urban sprawl. Scientists have spent countless hours studying these opportunistic monkeys, but rhesus macaques have long been overshadowed in the public eye by the great apes, who, because of their greater intelligence, are naturally assumed to have more to teach us, both about other primates and about humans as well.

Dario Maestripieri thinks it is high time we shelve that misperception, and with Macachiavellian Intelligence he gives rhesus macaques their rightful turn in the spotlight. The product of more than twenty years studying these fascinating creatures, Macachiavellian Intelligence caricatures a society that is as much human as monkey, with hierarchies and power struggles that would impress Machiavelli himself. High-status macaques, for instance, maintain their rank through deft uses of violence and manipulation, while altruism is almost unknown and relationships are perpetually subject to the cruel laws of the market. Throughout this eye-opening account, Maestripieri weds his thorough knowledge of macaque behavior to his abiding fascination with human society and motivations. The result is a book unlike any other, one that draws on economics as much as evolutionary biology, politics as much as primatology.

Rife with unexpected connections and peppered with fascinating anecdotes, Macachiavellian Intelligence has as much to teach us about humans as it does about macaques, presenting a wry, rational, and wholly surprising view of our humanity as seen through the monkey in the mirror.

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Title Macachiavellian Intelligence: How Rhesus Macaques and Humans Have Conquered the World
Author Dario Maestripieri
Binding Hardback
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 192
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Publication date October 15, 2007
Illustrated Yes
ISBN 9780226501178 / 0226501175
Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 2.03 cm)
Category Science
Library of Congress subjects Social behavior in animals, Psychology, Comparative
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007012023
Dewey Decimal Code 599.864

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Dario Maestripieri is associate professor of comparative human development and evolutionary biology at the University of Chicago.

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UK and USA: University of Chicago Press, 2007-11-30. hardcover. Good/Good. 9x7x1. Previous owners inscription to front paste down. Light shelf wear to extremities.

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