Beauty and the Beasts by Carole Jahme
Documentary maker Carol Jahme questions why the one science in which women are over-subscribed is primatology. She examines the social and scientific background to certain women and their special interest in apes and ape behaviour.
That rare thing, a book in which journalism and scholarship unite in a riveting insight into a new branch of knowledge.. - BEATRIX CAMPBELL, SCOTLAND ON SUNDAYJahme's book is extensively researched and extends well beyond Leakey's trimates into the new generaltions of primatologists ... these women who have done so much to raise awareness of the desperate plight of our nearest non-human relatives are real heroin - FINANCIAL TIMESInterweaves the study of monkeys and apes with the personalities who carry out this research. There is much of interest in this book for both the non-scientist and the specialist...Jahme is to be commended. - THESWomen have played a large and crucial part in ''primatology''--the science of the great apes. Most people, for instance, will have heard of Dian Fossey, whose life and death amid the apes of central Africa was the inspiration for the film Gorillas in the M - But as this refreshing and accessible book points out, there's lots more names that should be added to the proud roster of "ape women". Scientists suc
Carol Jahme is a former Hollywood actress, primatologist and popular science documentary maker who has written and produced numerous films on the subject. She lives in London and is married with two children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781860497759 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860497756 |
| Title | Beauty and the Beasts |
| Author | Carole Jahme |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2001-08-16 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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