Berdine ardrey (66 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A territory is an area of space which an animal guards as its exclusive possession and which it will defend against all members of its kind. In this revolutionary book Robert Ardrey takes a concept familiar to every biologist, brings together for the first time a fair sampling of all scientific observations of this form of behavior, and demonstrates that man obeys the same laws as does many other animal species. With African Genesis Mr Ardrey stirred up enough storm to last an author, one would think, for a lifetime. In The Territorial Imperative, however, he explores more deeply and incisively man's evolutionary nature and threatens even more forcefully some of our most precious assumptions. In a time when we attribute to man either no instincts at all, or instincts too weak to be of significance, Mr Ardrey's conclusions concerning the instinctual force exerted on human life by territory will undoubtedly raise an even greater storm. The author concludes, for example, that a common cause for war lies in our ignorance of man's animal nature - in particular, in the aggressor's ignorance of the enormous animal energies which his intrusion will release in a seemingly weak territorial defender. In a quite different vein, he concludes that family loyalty and responsibility, in men no less than in gibbons or beavers or robins, rests on joint attachment to a private territory. Perhaps the author's most far-reaching, most controversial conclusion is that morality - our willingness to make personal sacrifice for interests larger than ourselves - has its origins in dim evolutionary beginnings, is as essential to the life of the animal as to the lives of men, and could probably not exist in the human species without property either privately or jointly defended and the ultimate command of the territorial imperative. Like its predecessor, The Territorial Imperative is a work of wit, of literary wealth, of high adventure. Again the author draws on his inexhaustible knowledge of animal ways, and again his wife presents her intriguing sketches of animal life. But this time Mr Ardrey takes his readers on far deeper excursions into the ancient animal world, and on far deeper penetrations of the contemporary human wilderness. While evolutionary science has advanced markedly since Ardrey's times, his insights on human behavior have a timeless quality and The Territorial Imperative remains a classic reference for anyone wishing to begin an adventure exploring life's biggest questions. Praise for the 1966 edition: One of the most exciting books about the nature of man that has ever been presented. - Newsday Robert Ardrey's vision of man's future is as hopeful as any doctrinaire utopian's, and, in my opinion, a good deal more interesting. He ranks as the lyric poet of human evolution, a superb writer with a special vision. - E. O. Wilson One of the most intellectually exciting books of humanized sciences we have ever recommended in the Club's long history, a fascinating inquiry into the nature of the human animal, and an invaluable, as well as beautifully written, treatise on recent extensions of the boundaries of the biological sciences. - Clifton Fadiman, Book-of-the-Month Club News This is a fascinating, stimulating, fruitful, thought-provoking, and irritating book. - Dr Abraham Maslow, Department of Psychology, Brandeis University Few books are as fresh in concept, lively in style, and potentially important in understanding human behavior. - Wall Street Journal Ardrey belongs to the long and distinguished tradition of first-rate scientific amateurs. the love of science, especially biological science, animates every page. - The New Yorker. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. In 1955 on a visit to South Africa, Robert Ardrey became aware of the growing evidence that man had evolved on the African continent from carnivorous, predatory stock, who had also, long before man, achieved the use of weapons. A dramatist, Ardrey's interest in the African discoveries sprang less from purely scientific grounds than from the radical new light they cast on the eternal question: Why do we behave as we do? Are we naturally inclined towards war and weapons? From 1955 to 1961, Ardrey commuted between the museums and libraries and laboratories of the North, and the games reserves and fossil beds of Africa trying to answer that question. Eventually, his investigation expanded to include nationalism and patriotism, private property and social order, hierarchy and status-seeking, even conscience. All revealed roots in our most ancient animal beginnings and parallels in primate societies. African Genesis is at once the story of an unprecedented personal search and a story of man that had never before been told. It is a shocking book in that it challenges assumptions of human uniqueness that color every segment of modern thought and every aspect of our daily life. While evolutionary science has advanced markedly since Ardrey's times, his insights on human behavior have a timeless quality and African Genesis remains a classic reference for anyone exploring life's biggest questions. Praise for the 1961 edition: It is fate and fortune of some books to mark or make a turning point in science and culture. This I believe African Genesis will do. Dr Harlow Shapley, Harvard University The most enjoyable and stimulating book on the evolution of man that has been published for some time. The Nation What this sensational book presents is a new and radical interpretation of human behavior. Since Ardrey has written it with excitement, clarity and style, the book will undoubtedly be widely read and cause widespread controversy. But African Genesis also deserves the most serious attention on the part of scientists as well as laymen. Dr Kenneth Oakley, Leading British Anthropologist, Senior Principal Scientific Officer, British Museum Mr Ardrey's African Genesis is a fascinating drama played on a very broad and deep stage of space, time, biological evolution and ideas. The theme develops around man's striving to collect evidence and to understand the relational orders and timed sequences of living organisms. The search is for rational light on the true place of man himself in these biotic orders, and in the vast sweeps of the controlling environments. In this high drama the characters enter, leave relics and artifacts, act their roles as species, express their views and then exit. Among the characters are men of prehistory, nonhuman primates and the searching scientists themselves. The latter quarrel and dispute, cooperate and agree, strive for status and retreat from controversy. They are 'humans' as portrayed skillfully by Ardrey. Nevertheless, they contribute to the slowly advancing understanding of man in his living world or to what Ardrey describes as a revolution of biological conceptions. C. R. Carpenter, Penn State University This quarrel about the innate nature of man began outside the gates of Eden, was continued by Darwin and Wallace and now looms menacingly across the threshold of the United Nations. Mr Ardrey has peered into our inner human darkness with wisdom gained from discoveries of natural history. Loren Eiseley, Benjamin Franklin Professor of Anthropology and History of Science, University of Pennsylvania. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. In 1955 on a visit to South Africa, Robert Ardrey became aware of the growing evidence that man had evolved on the African continent from carnivorous, predatory stock, who had also, long before man, achieved the use of weapons. A dramatist, Ardrey's interest in the African discoveries sprang less from purely scientific grounds than from the radical new light they cast on the eternal question: Why do we behave as we do? Are we naturally inclined towards war and weapons? From 1955 to 1961, Ardrey commuted between the museums and libraries and laboratories of the North, and the games reserves and fossil beds of Africa trying to answer that question. Eventually, his investigation expanded to include nationalism and patriotism, private property and social order, hierarchy and status-seeking, even conscience. All revealed roots in our most ancient animal beginnings and parallels in primate societies. African Genesis is at once the story of an unprecedented personal search and a story of man that had never before been told. It is a shocking book in that it challenges assumptions of human uniqueness that color every segment of modern thought and every aspect of our daily life. While evolutionary science has advanced markedly since Ardrey's times, his insights on human behavior have a timeless quality and African Genesis remains a classic reference for anyone exploring life's biggest questions. Praise for the 1961 edition: It is fate and fortune of some books to mark or make a turning point in science and culture. This I believe African Genesis will do. Dr Harlow Shapley, Harvard University The most enjoyable and stimulating book on the evolution of man that has been published for some time. The Nation What this sensational book presents is a new and radical interpretation of human behavior. Since Ardrey has written it with excitement, clarity and style, the book will undoubtedly be widely read and cause widespread controversy. But African Genesis also deserves the most serious attention on the part of scientists as well as laymen. Dr Kenneth Oakley, Leading British Anthropologist, Senior Principal Scientific Officer, British Museum Mr Ardrey's African Genesis is a fascinating drama played on a very broad and deep stage of space, time, biological evolution and ideas. The theme develops around man's striving to collect evidence and to understand the relational orders and timed sequences of living organisms. The search is for rational light on the true place of man himself in these biotic orders, and in the vast sweeps of the controlling environments. In this high drama the characters enter, leave relics and artifacts, act their roles as species, express their views and then exit. Among the characters are men of prehistory, nonhuman primates and the searching scientists themselves. The latter quarrel and dispute, cooperate and agree, strive for status and retreat from controversy. They are 'humans' as portrayed skillfully by Ardrey. Nevertheless, they contribute to the slowly advancing understanding of man in his living world or to what Ardrey describes as a revolution of biological conceptions. C. R. Carpenter, Penn State University This quarrel about the innate nature of man began outside the gates of Eden, was continued by Darwin and Wallace and now looms menacingly across the threshold of the United Nations. Mr Ardrey has peered into our inner human darkness with wisdom gained from discoveries of natural history. Loren Eiseley, Benjamin Franklin Professor of Anthropology and History of Science, University of Pennsylvania. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The failure of social man has been the violation of biological command. Vertebrates though we are, we have neglected the law of equal opportunity since civilization's earliest hoursSexually reproducing beings though we are, we pretend today that the law of inequity does not existAnd enlightened though we are, as we pursue the unattainable, we make the realizable impossible. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The failure of social man has been the violation of biological command. Vertebrates though we are, we have neglected the law of equal opportunity since civilization's earliest hoursSexually reproducing beings though we are, we pretend today that the law of inequity does not existAnd enlightened though we are, as we pursue the unattainable, we make the realizable impossible. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. worn with tears and creases. The dust jacket of this hardcover edition is worn, displaying noticeable tears and creases along the edges. The binding is intact, and the pages are clean with no inscriptions or library markings. Despite the jacket's condition, the book remains structurally sound and suitable for reading and collection. Berdine Ardrey (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. The book is in good condition with a solid binding and clean pages. The hardcover shows minor wear, typical of its age, but remains intact. There is no dust jacket present. The spine and cover have some fading, but the text remains legible. unknown (no dust jacket visible). Berdine Ardrey (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 5th reprint. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and tears. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator).

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator). …

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator).

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator). …

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Acceptable. First Delta printing January, 1968. The book is in good condition, with some wear typical of a trade paperback of its age. The cover shows minor creasing and edge wear, but the binding remains strong. The pages are slightly yellowed, consistent with age, but are free from inscriptions or markings. not applicable (trade paperback). Berdine Ardrey (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: F/no dj. 390. Berdine Ardrey (illustrator).

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Laurel Printing January 1974. 405 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on page edges. Creased spine. Bottom right corner of front cover is creased. Berdine Ardrey (Drawings by) (illustrator).

Paperback. Third Printing. 384 pages. Clean text, good binding. On the original of man and the author's theory. Illustrated by Berdine Ardrey (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: New. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: New. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator).

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Unclipped: Fair. Book Club Ed.; 448 p., clean and unmarked anywhere on strong unaged paper;clean blue end pages; b&w ill.; deckle edges speckled; binding firm; light blue boards with bright gilt lettering and deeper blue striation has lightly bumped corners and slight rubbing at crown and foot of spine; pictorial d.j. is somewhat sunned on spine and edges, chipped at upper edge of rear panel, with closed tear at crown of spine panel, chipping at foot, with closed tear small closed tear at lowqer corner of front panel.…

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Acceptable. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: n/a. Second Printing. Covers show light toning and edge wear, with a small blue mark near the top of the spine. The spine is uncreased but has minor bumping at the head and foot. The binding is tight and square. Internal pages are clean and unmarked without inscriptions or stamps. Berdine Ardrey (illustrator).…

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Acceptable. Fourteenth Printing. This trade paperback shows signs of wear, with some creasing and edge wear on the cover. The pages are slightly yellowed, consistent with age, but remain intact and legible. The spine is sturdy, ensuring the book's readability. There is no dust jacket, as typical for paperbacks. Overall, the book is in fair condition, suitable for reading and collection. Berdine Ardrey (illustrator).…

Hardbound Clothbinding. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 448 pp. Binding is tight and solid. Moderate wear and fading, due to aging. Some water stain marks inside front cover board and first front end page, as well as some back pages. Edge wear and shelf wear. No dj. Pictures of actual copy -not displayed here!- available upon request. Berdine Ardrey (Drawings) (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 380pp, with occasional line drawings in text. Black cloth-covered boards with blind embossed motif on upper panel, gilt lettering to spine. Top edge sprayed green. 12mo. Cloth slightly indented at spine ends. Hint of toning to text block edges. Internally bright, tight, neat and clean. In its original paper dust wrapper, worn and toned, a little rubbed at edges. Ardrey, Berdine (illustrator).…