As the sequel to Groups (2013) and Institutions (2017), Others is the third work produced by a collaborative research project involving primatologists and anthropologists on the evolutionary historical foundations of human sociality. This book presents cutting edge research into the meaning of "the other" and the dynamic process of "othering." Each of the eighteen chapters examines various aspects of "others" via the researchers' specialties, with subject matter ranging from the disappearance of the alpha male in a chimpanzees group to the way the other is produced amongst Canadian Inuit through their relationship with wild animals. What is generated is a unique collection of essays that is both grounded in empirical evidence and strengthened by its intricate engagement with the depth and breadth of theoretical work on the topic of "the other," as it furthers our understanding of the nature of human sociality.

About Editors and Authors

Kaori Kawai (Introduction, Chapter 9)
Professor, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Suehisa Kuroda (Chapter 1)
Emeritus Professor, the University of Shiga Prefecture

Michio Nakamura (Chapter 2)
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University

Toru Soga (Chapter 3)
Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hirosaki University

Kōji Kitamura (Chapter 4)
Emeritus Professor, Okayama University

Hitoshige Hayaki (Chapter 5)
Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, Kobe Gakuin University

Hitonaru Nishie (Chapter 6)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Noriko Itoh (Chapter 7)
Researcher, Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University

Shunkichi Hanamura (Chapter 8)
Researcher, the Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University

Keiichi Omura (Chapter 10)
Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts, the Open University of Japan

Yuko Sugiyama (Chapter 11)
Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hirosaki University

Ryōko Nishii (Chapter 12)
Professor, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Masakazu Tanaka (Chapter 13)
Professor, Institute for Research in the Humanities, Kyoto University

Motomitsu Uchibori (Chapter 14)
Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University and the Open University of Japan

Gen Yamakoshi (Chapter 15)
Associate Professor, the Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto

Kaoru Adachi (Chapter 16)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Sociology, Kyoto Sangyo University

Yūji Takenoshita (Chapter 17)
Professor, Faculty of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Chubu Gakuin University

Ikuya Takara (Chapter 18)
Professor, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Takeo Funabiki (Epilogue)
Emeritus Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo

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