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高崎山のサル (講談社学術文庫 1977)

Mainichi Publishing Culture Award

高崎山のサル (講談社学術文庫 1977)

Junichiro Itani

Takasakiyama no Saru is Junichiro Itani's account of long-term observation of Japanese macaques at Mount Takasaki in Oita Prefecture, revealing the social structure of the troop. Through careful attention to rank, relations among individuals, and the behavior of provisioned wild monkeys, it became one of the starting points of Japanese primatology.

primatologyJapanese macaquesfieldworktroop social structureMount Takasaki

Work Information

A landmark field study that showed, through notebooks and observation, that Japanese macaque troops have social structure.

Takasakiyama no Saru was first published by Kobunsha in 1954 and later republished by Shisakusha, Kodansha Bunko, and Kodansha Gakujutsu Bunko. Itani, who was involved in early research at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden, observed the monkeys through individual identification and described their social structure. NDL confirms the Kodansha Gakujutsu Bunko ISBN 9784062919777 and a page count of 375. Kodansha's publisher page also confirms the 1973 Kodansha Bunko ISBN 9784061340299, but the bookIdentifiers field uses the later academic paperback edition.

Review Summaries

  • The work is highly valued for observing the Takasakiyama monkeys over a long period and capturing the overall life of the troop. It can be read as a book that turns close observation of wild animals into scientific understanding.

  • Its continued republication in paperback shows that it has been read not only as part of research history but also as a nature-observation book for general readers. Through monkey behavior, it offers an accessible entrance into thinking about society.

Book Information

Publisher
講談社
Published
2010-01-12
Pages
375 pages
Language
日本語
ISBN-13
9784062919777
ISBN-10
406291977X
Price
1500 JPY
Category
本/科学・テクノロジー/生物・バイオテクノロジー

日本「サル学」の記念碑的名著がいま蘇る! 世界をリードする日本のサル学はここから始まった。 生態の全貌を明らかにし、霊長類の社会構造解明につながるフィールドワークがみずみずしい文章で記録される。

Reviews

  • サル学の古典的名著。

    サル学の古典的名著。

  • 日本人なら誰もが読むべき本です。小学生から年寄りまで読みやすいものにして下さい。

    文庫本なので文字が小さい事。もっと読みやすいものにして下さい。

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