This book is the first full-length study of apes and monkeys on the early modern stage. It broadens the scope of existing scholarship by situating the apes glim
The special focus of this volume is classification of primates, including studies on evolution and early life, and the characteristics of mammals. The Harmswort
Slavery, capitalism, and colonialism were understood as racially justified through false olfactory perceptions of African bodies throughout the Atlantic World.