The dialectical primatologist : the past, present and future of life in the hominoid niche / Nicholas Malone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malone, Nicholas Martin, 1974- author.

Series:

New biological anthropology.

New biological anthropology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Primates--Behavior.

Primates.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2022]

Summary:

The Dialectical Primatologist identifies the essential parameters vital for the continued coexistence of hominoids (apes and humans), synthesising primate research and conservation in order to develop culturally compelling conservation strategies required for the facilitation of hominoid coexistence. As unsustainable human activities threaten many primate species with extinction, effective conservation strategies for endangered primates will depend upon our understanding of behavioural response to human-modified habitats. This is especially true for the apes, who are arguably our most powerful connection to the natural world. Recognising the inseparability of the natural and the social, the dialectical approach in this book highlights the heterogeneity and complexity of ecological relationships. Malone stresses that ape conservation requires a synthesis of nature and culture that recognises their inseparability in ecological relationships that are both biophysically and socially formed, and seeks to identify the pathways that lead to either hominoid coexistence or, alternatively, extinction. This book will be of keen interest to academics in biological anthropology, primatology, environmental anthropology, conservation and human-animal studies.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Illustrations

Foreword

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction: The Dialectical Primatologist

Dialectics and the Philosophy of Science

My Path as a Dialectical Primatologist

A Brief Overview of the Book

Notes

References

2 From the Miocene to the Margins: Overview of the Superfamily Hominoidea

Miocene Origins: Eco-Morphological Context

The Living Hominoids

The Hylobatidae

The Genus Hylobates

The Genus Symphalangus

The Genus Hoolock

The Genus Nomascus

The Hominidae

The Genus Pongo

The Genus Gorilla

The Genus Pan

The Genus Homo

From the Miocene to the Margins

3 Emergence: Theorising Ape Sociality

Starting Assumptions: Socioecological Models and Standard Evolutionary Theory

Theoretical and Empirical Limitations

Principles of the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis

Critical Political Ethology: Elucidating Ape Sociality

Hylobatid Community Dynamics

Differences in the Social Structure of Bonobos and Chimpanzees

Orangutan Social Flexibility

Next Steps

4 Waves of Change: Insights From Java, Indonesia

Java, Indonesia: Beyond Singular Description

The Biogeographic Context

The Cultural, Political and Economic Heart of Indonesia

The Natureculture Lens

The Sacred Forests of Sunda

Leuweung Sancang

Ujung Kulon

So Where to From Here?

5 Betwixt and Between: Apes in (And On) the Verge

Extending Ethnoprimatology

Sites of Primatological Enquiries

Ethnographic Insight

Ethical Entanglements

Towards a Coexistence With Species in (And On) the Verge

6 Conclusion: The Future of Life in the Hominoid Niche

Recapitulation.

Dialectics and Influences

From the Miocene to the Margins, Again

Emergence and Theory in Context

Java and Beyond

Primates In/on the Verge

Constructing the Conditions of Coexistence

Myth and Reality, Or the Reality of Myth?

Captivity as Constraint Or Catalyst?

In Conclusion

Epilogue: The View From Aotearoa New Zealand

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-367-21134-3

0-429-55244-0

9780367211349

OCLC:

1256591726