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The world until yesterday : what can we learn from traditional societies?, Jared Diamond
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- Summary
- Diamond reveals how tribal societies offer an extraordinary window into how our ancestors lived for millions of years--until virtually yesterday, in evolutionary terms--and provide unique, often overlooked insights into human nature
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 499 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Prologue: at the airport
- Setting the stage by dividing space. Friends, enemies, strangers, and traders
- Peace and war. Compensation for the death of a child ; A short chapter, about a tiny war ; A longer chapter, about many wars
- Young and old. Bringing up children ; The treatment of old people: cherish, abandon, or kill?
- Danger and response. Constructive paranoia ; Lions and other dangers
- Religion, language, and health. What electric eels tells us about the evolution of religion ; Speaking in many tongues ; Salt, sugar, fat, and sloth
- Epilogue: at another airport
- Isbn
- 9780670024810
- Label
- The world until yesterday : what can we learn from traditional societies?
- Title
- The world until yesterday
- Title remainder
- what can we learn from traditional societies?
- Statement of responsibility
- Jared Diamond
- Subject
-
- Papua New Guinea -- Social life and customs
- trueEvolution
- truePapua New Guinea -- Social life and customs
- trueSocial change
- Social change -- Papua New Guinea
- trueSocial evolution
- Social evolution -- Papua New Guinea
- trueSociety and culture -- Psychology and human behavior
- trueDani (New Guinean people)
- Dani (New Guinean people) -- Cultural assimilation
- Dani (New Guinean people) -- History
- Dani (New Guinean people) -- Social life and customs
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Diamond reveals how tribal societies offer an extraordinary window into how our ancestors lived for millions of years--until virtually yesterday, in evolutionary terms--and provide unique, often overlooked insights into human nature
- Summary
- Draws on decades of field work in the Pacific islands and other world regions to illuminate the degree to which modern society reflects traditional cultures from earlier and ancient time periods
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10151950
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Diamond, Jared M
- Dewey number
- 305.89/912
- Illustrations
-
- maps
- plates
- facsimiles
- photographs
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DU744.35.D32
- LC item number
- D53 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Zebrowski, Matt
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Dani (New Guinean people)
- Dani (New Guinean people)
- Dani (New Guinean people)
- Social evolution
- Social change
- Papua New Guinea
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- what can we learn from traditional societies?
- Label
- The world until yesterday : what can we learn from traditional societies?, Jared Diamond
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-481) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Prologue: at the airport
- Setting the stage by dividing space. Friends, enemies, strangers, and traders
- Peace and war. Compensation for the death of a child ; A short chapter, about a tiny war ; A longer chapter, about many wars
- Young and old. Bringing up children ; The treatment of old people: cherish, abandon, or kill?
- Danger and response. Constructive paranoia ; Lions and other dangers
- Religion, language, and health. What electric eels tells us about the evolution of religion ; Speaking in many tongues ; Salt, sugar, fat, and sloth
- Epilogue: at another airport
- Control code
- 19902610
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xi, 499 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780670024810
- Lccn
- 2012018386
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- chart, facsimiles (some color), maps, photographs (some color)
- System control number
- (DLC)BK0011522522
- Label
- The world until yesterday : what can we learn from traditional societies?, Jared Diamond
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-481) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Prologue: at the airport
- Setting the stage by dividing space. Friends, enemies, strangers, and traders
- Peace and war. Compensation for the death of a child ; A short chapter, about a tiny war ; A longer chapter, about many wars
- Young and old. Bringing up children ; The treatment of old people: cherish, abandon, or kill?
- Danger and response. Constructive paranoia ; Lions and other dangers
- Religion, language, and health. What electric eels tells us about the evolution of religion ; Speaking in many tongues ; Salt, sugar, fat, and sloth
- Epilogue: at another airport
- Control code
- 19902610
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xi, 499 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780670024810
- Lccn
- 2012018386
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- chart, facsimiles (some color), maps, photographs (some color)
- System control number
- (DLC)BK0011522522
Subject
- Papua New Guinea -- Social life and customs
- trueEvolution
- truePapua New Guinea -- Social life and customs
- trueSocial change
- Social change -- Papua New Guinea
- trueSocial evolution
- Social evolution -- Papua New Guinea
- trueSociety and culture -- Psychology and human behavior
- trueDani (New Guinean people)
- Dani (New Guinean people) -- Cultural assimilation
- Dani (New Guinean people) -- History
- Dani (New Guinean people) -- Social life and customs
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