{"product_id":"2026200013430-secondhand-the-human-zoo","title":"The Human Zoo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the most adaptable animal on Earth is confined to the concrete jungle of modern civilisation? In The Human Zoo, renowned zoologist and ethologist Desmond Morris presents a provocative and penetrating study of human behaviour, arguing that city-dwelling humans are, in essence, animals trapped in an unnaturally stimulating and stressful environment — not unlike wild creatures confined to a zoo. Drawing on his expertise in animal behaviour, Morris illustrates how the pressures of urban life — overcrowding, hierarchy, aggression, and status-seeking — mirror the neurotic behaviours observed in captive animals, revealing the thin veneer that separates civilised society from its primal origins.\n\nA bold and controversial follow-up to his landmark work The Naked Ape, this 1969 study cements Morris's reputation as one of the twentieth century's most fearless popularisers of science, unafraid to hold a mirror up to humanity's most uncomfortable truths. His prose is accessible yet intellectually rigorous, weaving ethology, psychology, and social commentary into a seamless and deeply unsettling argument. For anyone who has ever felt trapped by the demands of modern life, The Human Zoo raises a question that lingers long after the final page: are we truly civilised, or are we simply well-dressed animals rattling the bars of our own cage?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203387662555,"sku":"2026200013430-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b6687517-cf8e-4930-903c-74f7ac21ed30.png?v=1788148200","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013430-secondhand-the-human-zoo","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}