About this title: "Gingrich has been a avid follower of de Waal's work for years. He has even placed de Waal's Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among the Apes on his recommended reading list, along with better known texts such as the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Federalist Papers. What secrets has Gingrich gleaned from our simian cousins? In short, how to win power by forming tactical coalitions and mounting fierce psychological attacks on those blocking the way ...It's a strategy Gingrich aped in his assault on former Speaker Jim Wright."--Elizabeth Lesly, Business Week. ...
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Edition: Revised ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780801863363ISBN:0801863368
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-13:9780801863363ISBN:0801863368
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Date Published: 1989-04-01
ISBN-13:9780801838330ISBN:0801838339
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Date Published: 4-10-00
ISBN-13:9780801863363ISBN:0801863368
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"I had to read this for a Sociology class. I was very surprised to find that it was actually a good book. Who knew chimpanzee politics would be fascinating!"
"This is a revised version of Frans de Waal's widely read work "Chimpanzee Politics." At the outset, de Waal notes that he uses the term "politics" very consciously. He says: "If we follow Harold Lasswell's famous definition of politics as a social process determining 'who gets what, when, how,' there can be little doubt that chimpanzees engage in it. The events depicted in this volume come from the Arnhem Zoo chimpanzee colony. That itself is problematic, since chimpanzees (and other animals) in artificial environments can have their behavior altered thereby (still, similar things have happened in "the wild," so de Waal's work is probably of value and relevance).
One of the threads of this work is the ongoing triangular relationship among three adult males--Luit, Yeroen, and Nikkie. The record of their shifting alliances and the gruesome murder of one of these three later on makes telling and chilling reading.
The arc of the trio's relationship begins with Yeroen as the dominant (alpha) male. Over time, Luit began to ally with Nikkie to undermine Yeroen's authority. Finally, the coalition of Luit and Nikkie prevailed and Yeroen was dislodged as the top male in the troop. However, with time, Yeroen and Nikkie began to explore an alliance and, in the end, the two united to "overthrow" Luit, with a ghastly ending.
There is much more to this book than the slow dance among the three males, but that tale typifies the calculated behavior of chimpanzees. This is a well written and even compelling read. The problems with the artificial setting and de Waal's treatment of the chimpanzees as cost-benefit calculators may give them too-human qualities. But the arc of this book is fascinating and still worth reading years after the first version was published."
"I read this as a text for a class on Primate Behavior. I understand it is also part of the curricula in many other fields of study such as politics and law. Really, I should think any human being would benefit from learning about the behavior of primates so similar to themselves. Reading this book even helped me to better understand the war of nations."
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