Maestripieri, Dario.

Games primates play : an undercover investigation of the evolution and economics of human relationships / Dario Maestripieri. - New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, c2012. - xviii, 302 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-295) and index.

Dilemmas in the elevator -- The obsession with dominance -- We are all Mafiosi -- Climbing the ladder -- Cooperate in the spotlight, compete in the dark -- The economics and evolutionary biology of love -- Testing the bond -- Shopping for partners in the biological market -- The evolution of human social behavior.

A primatologist examines unspoken social customs, from jilting a lover to being competitive on the job, to explain how behavioral complexities are linked to humans' primate heritage.

9780465020782 (hardcover : alk. paper) 046502078X (hardcover : alk. paper)

2011045523


Interpersonal relations.
Behavior evolution.
Primates--Behavior.
Dominance (Psychology)
Control (Psychology)

HM1106 / .M333 2012

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