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050 00 $aDU744.35.D32$bD53 2012
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100 1 $aDiamond, Jared M.
245 14 $aThe world until yesterday :$bwhat can we learn from traditional societies? /$cJared Diamond.
260 $aNew York :$bViking,$cc2012.
300 $axi, 499 p., [32] p. of plates :$bill. (some col.), maps ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 471-481) and index.
505 0 $aPrologue : at the airport -- pt. 1. Setting the stage by dividing space. Friends, enemies, strangers, and traders -- pt. 2. Peace and war. Compensation for the death of a child ; A short chapter, about a tiny war ; A longer chapter, about many wars -- pt. 3. Young and old. Bringing up children ; The treatment of old people : cherish, abandon, or kill? -- pt. 4. Danger and response. Constructive paranoia ; Lions and other dangers -- pt. 5. Religion, language, and health. What electric eels tell us about the evolution of religion ; Speaking in many tongues ; Salt, sugar, far, and sloth -- Epilogue : at another airport.
520 $aDiamond 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.
650 0 $aDani (New Guinean people)$xHistory.
650 0 $aDani (New Guinean people)$xSocial life and customs.
650 0 $aDani (New Guinean people)$xCultural assimilation.
650 0 $aSocial evolution.
650 0 $aSocial change$zPapua New Guinea.
651 0 $aPapua New Guinea$xSocial life and customs.
852 00 $bleh$hDU744.35.D32$iD53 2012