The world until yesterday : what can we learn from traditional societies?
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- ISBN: 0670024813 :
- ISBN: 9780670024810 :
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Physical Description:
xi, 499 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
print - Publisher: New York : Viking, 2012.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-481) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue : at the airport -- Friends, enemies, strangers, and traders -- Compensation for the death of a child -- A short chapter, about a tiny war -- A longer chapter, about many wars -- Bringing up children -- The treatment of old people : cherish, abandon, or kill? -- Constructive paranoia -- Lions and other dangers -- What electric eels tell us about the evolution of religion -- Speaking in many tongues -- Salt, sugar, fat, and sloth -- Epilogue : at another airport. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Interurban Library | DU 744.35 D32 D53 2012 (Text) | 26040003046527 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - | ||
Lansdowne Library | DU 744.35 D32 D53 2012 (Text) | 26040002997720 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
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.