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Pollock, Mary Sanders, 1948-

Storytelling apes : primatology narratives past and future / Mary Sanders Pollock. - 1 online resource (x, 256 pages) : illustrations - Animalibus . - Animalibus. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-250) and index.

First contacts -- The primatology romance -- Tragedy of the field -- Morphology of the tale -- Primate characters -- Primatology and the carnival world.

"A literary analysis of the popular genre of the informal primatology field narrative. Explores the works of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Robert Sapolsky, and others in the contexts of scientific, literary, and conservation discourses"--Provided by publisher


English.

ISBN: 9780271067704 (electronic bk.) 0271067705 (electronic bk.) 9780271067667 (electronic bk.) 0271067667 (electronic bk.)

Source: 96BD71E7-D201-4F41-84F1-0B1CFA36EDE2 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctv14g0r8n JSTOR

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Primatology--Authorship.
Primatology--Fieldwork.
Creative nonfiction--History and criticism.
Primatologie--Recherche sur le terrain.
NATURE--Animals--Mammals.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Zoology--Mammals.
NATURE--Animals--Primates.
Creative nonfiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

LC Class. No.: QL737.P9 / P643 2015eb

Dewey Class. No.: 599.8