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Book by zoologist Desmond Morris arguing that city life produces in humans behaviors similar to those of animals kept in zoos.

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Used for: Understanding the effects of city living on human behavior and birth rates Praised: Explains how cities produce zoo-like responses: violence, mental illness, low...

"I read this great book by a guy called Desmond Morris. He studied great apes and he wrote a book called The Human Zoo, which was all about how the city creates in human beings the kind of responses that a zoo creates in animals. High rates of inte..."

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