A book that must be read by anyone who has ever wondered why people act the way they do, by the popular author of The Naked Ape. This study concerns the city dweller. Morris highlights remarkable similarities with captive animals in zoos and examines the behavior of aggression, sexuality, and parenting of the human species under the pressures and stresses of urban life. ‘Fascinating and absorbing... Morris focuses on the tension between our biology and our culture, as expressed in power, sex, status, and war games’ New York Times.