LEADER 04407nam 2200757 a 450 001 9910972288803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786611965907 010 $a9781281965905 010 $a1281965901 010 $a9780226501215 010 $a0226501213 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226501215 035 $a(CKB)1000000000578702 035 $a(EBL)408358 035 $a(OCoLC)646783198 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000195039 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11937270 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000195039 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10242722 035 $a(PQKB)10600414 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000113814 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC408358 035 $a(DE-B1597)523705 035 $a(OCoLC)1058398402 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226501215 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL408358 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10265911 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL196590 035 $a(Perlego)1850532 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000578702 100 $a20070321d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMacachiavellian intelligence $ehow rhesus macaques and humans have conquered the world /$fDario Maestripieri 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (206 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780226501178 311 08$a0226501175 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 183-192) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $t1. The Secret of Our Success -- $t2. The Weed Macaque -- $t3. Nepotism and Politics -- $t4. Aggression and Dominance -- $t5. Wars and Revolutions -- $t6. Sex and Business -- $t7. Parental Investment -- $t8. The Business of Communication -- $t9. Macachiavellian Origins of Love and Compassion -- $tNotes -- $tReferences -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIndex 330 $aJudged by population size and distribution, homo sapiens are clearly the most successful primates. A close second, however, would be rhesus macaques, who have adapted to-and thrived in-such diverse environments as mountain forests, dry grasslands, and urban sprawl. Scientists have spent countless hours studying these opportunistic monkeys, but rhesus macaques have long been overshadowed in the public eye by the great apes, who, because of their greater intelligence, are naturally assumed to have more to teach us, both about other primates and about humans as well. Dario Maestripieri thinks it is high time we shelve that misperception, and with Macachiavellian Intelligence he gives rhesus macaques their rightful turn in the spotlight. The product of more than twenty years studying these fascinating creatures, Macachiavellian Intelligence caricatures a society that is as much human as monkey, with hierarchies and power struggles that would impress Machiavelli himself. High-status macaques, for instance, maintain their rank through deft uses of violence and manipulation, while altruism is almost unknown and relationships are perpetually subject to the cruel laws of the market. Throughout this eye-opening account, Maestripieri weds his thorough knowledge of macaque behavior to his abiding fascination with human society and motivations. The result is a book unlike any other, one that draws on economics as much as evolutionary biology, politics as much as primatology. Rife with unexpected connections and peppered with fascinating anecdotes, Macachiavellian Intelligence has as much to teach us about humans as it does about macaques, presenting a wry, rational, and wholly surprising view of our humanity as seen through the monkey in the mirror. 606 $aRhesus monkey$xBehavior 606 $aRhesus monkey$xPsychology 606 $aMachiavellianism (Psychology) 606 $aSocial behavior in animals 606 $aPsychology, Comparative 615 0$aRhesus monkey$xBehavior. 615 0$aRhesus monkey$xPsychology. 615 0$aMachiavellianism (Psychology) 615 0$aSocial behavior in animals. 615 0$aPsychology, Comparative. 676 $a599.8/64315 700 $aMaestripieri$b Dario$0525108 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910972288803321 996 $aMacachiavellian intelligence$94358799 997 $aUNINA