The Territorial Imperative: A Personal Inquiry Into The Animal Origins Of Property And Nations
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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What drives humanity's fierce instinct to claim, defend, and die for a patch of ground? In The Territorial Imperative, Robert Ardrey presents a groundbreaking and deeply personal investigation into the biological roots of territorial behaviour, arguing that the human compulsions surrounding property, ownership, and nationhood are not merely social constructs but ancient animal instincts hardwired into our very nature. Drawing on a rich tapestry of evidence from zoology, ethology, and anthropology, Ardrey chronicles the behaviour of diverse animal species — from fish and birds to primates — to illuminate the primal forces that have shaped human civilisation and its perpetual cycles of conflict. Ardrey writes with the rare gift of a scientist who is also a storyteller, weaving rigorous field research with compelling narrative prose to produce a work that is as readable as it is intellectually provocative. The Territorial Imperative sits at the intersection of natural history and social philosophy, challenging comfortable assumptions about war, peace, and the nature of human aggression. A landmark text in the tradition of popular science writing, it asks a question that remains as urgent today as when it was first published: if our territorial instincts are written in our genes, can we ever truly transcend them?
Author: Robert Ardrey
Format: Paperback
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What drives humanity's fierce instinct to claim, defend, and die for a patch of ground? In The Territorial Imperative, Robert Ardrey presents a groundbreaking and deeply personal investigation into the biological roots of territorial behaviour, arguing that the human compulsions surrounding property, ownership, and nationhood are not merely social constructs but ancient animal instincts hardwired into our very nature. Drawing on a rich tapestry of evidence from zoology, ethology, and anthropology, Ardrey chronicles the behaviour of diverse animal species — from fish and birds to primates — to illuminate the primal forces that have shaped human civilisation and its perpetual cycles of conflict. Ardrey writes with the rare gift of a scientist who is also a storyteller, weaving rigorous field research with compelling narrative prose to produce a work that is as readable as it is intellectually provocative. The Territorial Imperative sits at the intersection of natural history and social philosophy, challenging comfortable assumptions about war, peace, and the nature of human aggression. A landmark text in the tradition of popular science writing, it asks a question that remains as urgent today as when it was first published: if our territorial instincts are written in our genes, can we ever truly transcend them?