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Argues that human beings have replaced the physical grooming rituals of our primate cousins with gossip, using language instead of touch to maintain social ties and intimate contact.
Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language
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Book information
| ISBN: | 9780674363342 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Pub date: | 31 Dec 1997 |
| DEWEY: | 573.2 |
| DEWEY edition: | 20 |
| Language: | English |
| Number of pages: | 230 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Height: | 229mm |
| Width: | 159mm |
| Spine width: | 23mm |
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