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2012

Format:	Book
Author:	Maestripieri, Dario, author.
Title:	Games primates play : an undercover investigation of the evolution and economics of human relationships / Dario Maestripieri.
Publisher, Date:	New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, ©2012.
Description:	xviii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary:	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.
Subjects:	Interpersonal relations. Behavior evolution. Primates -- Behavior. Dominance (Psychology) Control (Psychology)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-295) and index.
Contents:	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.
LCCN:	2011045523
ISBN:	9780465031672 0465031676 9780465020782 046502078X
Other Number:	731913234
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Control Number:	329732
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Call Number:	155.7 Maestrip

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