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Chimpanzee Politics by Frans de Waal — WisdomDeck honest review

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Chimpanzee Politics

by Frans de Waal

Power struggles in the Arnhem chimpanzee colony: coalitions, betrayals, reconciliation. Newt Gingrich assigned it to Congress; still a classic.

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you want politics stripped to its primate roots.

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Three things you will actually use

Coalitions rule.
Reconciliation follows conflict.
Watch the alliances.

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Read the chapters on the coalition shifts.

Our verdict

Primate politics.

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