THE IMPERIAL ANIMAL

by Lionel Tiger, Robin Fox

The Imperial Animal offers a compelling perspective on the controversy over humans and their biology. This now-classic study is about the social bonds that hold us together and the antisocial theories that drive us apart. The authors divulge how the evolutionary past of the species, reflected in genetic codes, determines our present and coerces our future. In the new introduction, Tiger and Fox outline their reasons for originally writing the book as well as the process they used to do their research.

Genres: Anthropology, Sociology, Science, Politics, Psychology, Biology

308 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Imperial Animal (1971), although dated in certain aspects, was incredibly prescient and proved influential in biosocial studies of the human animal. sadly their work, even 55 years later, has yet to reclaim the social sciences and humanities from social constructionism

both tiger and fox were keystone citations for my thesis and i’m incredibly proud to be part of tiger and fox’s academic lineage

[Toby Newton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some interesting assertions, some real stretches.