Wild Man from Borneo: A Cultural History of the Orangutan

by Robert Cribb, Helen Gilbert, Helen Tiffin

Book Overview

Wild Man from Borneo offers the first comprehensive history of the human-orangutan encounter. Arguably the most humanlike of all the great apes, particularly in intelligence and behavior, the orangutan has been cherished, used, and abused ever since it was first brought to the attention of Europeans in the seventeenth century. The red ape has engaged the interest of scientists, philosophers, artists, and the public at large in a bewildering array...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824837142
• ISBN13: 9780824837143
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"