Synopses & Reviews
Through aWindow is the dramatic saga of thirty years in the life of an intimately intertwined communityand#151;one that reads like a novel, but is one of the most important scientific works ever published.The community is Gombe, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, where the principal residents are chimpanzees and one extraordinary woman who is their student, protector, and historian.and#160;In her classic In the Shadow of Man, Jane Goodall wrote of her first ten years at Gombe. In Through a Window she brings the story up to the present, painting a more complete and vivid portrait of our closest relatives.We watch young Figanand#8217;s relentless rise to power and old Mikeand#8217;s crushing defeat. We learn how one mother rears her children to succeed and another dooms hers to failure.We witness horrifying murders, touching moments of affection, joyous births, and wrenching deaths. In short, we see every emotion known to humans stripped to its essence. In the mirror of chimpanzee life, we see ourselves reflected.
Review
"Both humbling and an exalting book, the result of thirty years of voyeurism that ranks with the great scientific achievements of the twentieth century." The Washington Post
"Jane Goodall's work with chimpanzees represents one of the Western world's great scientific achievements." -- Stephen Jay Gould
Synopsis
Through a Windowand#160;is the dramatic saga of thirty years in the life of an intimately intertwinedand#160;community -- one that reads like a novel, but it is one of the most important scientific works ever published.
About the Author
JANE GOODALL continues to study and write about primate behavior. She founded the Gombe Stream Research Center in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, and the Jane Goodall Institute for Wild Life Research, Education, and Conservation to provide ongoing support for field research on wild chimpanzees. She is the author of many books, including two autobiographies in letters, Africa in My Blood and Beyond Innocence. Today Dr. Goodall spends much of her time lecturing, sharing her message of hope for the future, and encouraging young people to make a difference in their world.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
and#160;and#160;PREFACE XI
and#160;1and#160;GOMBE 1
and#160;2 and#160;THE MIND OF THE CHIMPANZEE 14
and#160;3 and#160;THE RESEARCH CENTRE 28
and#160;4 and#160;MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS 38
and#160;5 and#160;FIGANand#8217;S RISE 50
and#160;6 and#160;POWER 62
and#160;7 and#160;CHANGE 76
and#160;8 and#160;GILKA 87
and#160;9 and#160;SEX 99
and#160;10 and#160;WAR 114
and#160;11 and#160;SONS AND MOTHERS 130
and#160;12 and#160;BABOONS 143
and#160;13 and#160;GOBLIN 159
and#160;14 and#160;JOMEO 173
and#160;15 and#160;MELISSA 184
and#160;16 and#160;GIGI 203
and#160;17 and#160;LOVE 218
and#160;18 and#160;BRIDGING THE GAP 235
and#160;19 and#160;OUR SHAME 247
and#160;20 and#160;CONCLUSION 268
and#160;and#160;AFTERWORD 281
and#160;and#160;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 292
and#160;and#160;APPENDIX I. SOME THOUGHTS ON THE EXPLOITATION OF NON-HUMAN ANIMALS 300
and#160;and#160;APPENDIX II. CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION AND SANCTUARIES 307
and#160;and#160;GOMBE BIBLIOGRAPHY 313
and#160;and#160;GOMBE RESEARCH AND SUPPORT 316
and#160;and#160;INDEX 321
and#160;and#160;ABOUT THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE 338