Primates Face to Face: The Conservation Implications of Human-Nonhuman Primate Interconnections

Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology

by Agustín Fuentes (Editor), Linda D. Wolfe (Editor)

New information about disease transmission, dietary and economic linkage, and the continuing international focus on conservation and primate research have created a surge of interest in primates, and focus on the diverse interaction of human and nonhuman primates has become an important component in primatological and ethnographic studies. By examining the diverse and fascinating range of relationships between humans and other primates and observing how this plays a critical role in conservation practice and programs, Primates Face to Face disseminates the information gained from the anthropological study of nonhuman primates to the wider academic and non-academic world.

Hardcover

First published January 16, 1998

About the author

Agustín Fuentes, trained in Zoology and Anthropology, is the Edmund P. Joyce C.S.C. Professor of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. His research delves into the how and why of being human. Ranging from chasing monkeys in jungles and cities, to exploring the lives of our evolutionary ancestors, to examining what people actually do across the globe, Professor Fuentes is interested in both the big questions and the small details of what makes humans and our closest relatives tick. He has published more than 150 peer reviewed articles and chapters, authored or edited 19 books and a three-volume encyclopedia, and conducted research across four continents and two-million years of human history. His current explorations include the roles of creativity and imagination in human evolution, multispecies anthropology, evolutionary theory, and the structures of race and racism. Fuentes is an active public scientist, a well-known blogger and lecturer, and a writer and explore for National Geographic. Fuentes’ recent books include “Race, Monogamy, and other lies they told you: busting myths about human nature” (U of California), “Conversations on Human Nature(s)” (Routledge) and “The Creative Spark: how imagination made humans exceptional" (Dutton).

Reviews

[DC · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picked at this in small pieces for a long time. Like many anthology-type offerings, some entries are much stronger than others. I was also often jarred by patriarchal / colonial assumptions in these works of scholarship. Anthropologists, we can do better.

On the whole, however, this was an interesting and relevant approach to thinking about conservation (of primates in particular) and the way in which we interact with and influence our closest living relatives.

[Alison Zak · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful collection of articles about ethnoprimatology. I LOVED this book and I'm glad it exists!