Title:
The world until yesterday : what can we learn from traditional societies? / Jared Diamond.
ISBN:
9780670024810
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Viking, [2012]
©2012
Physical Description:
xi, 499 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Contents:
Prologue: at the airport -- 1. Setting the stage by dividing space -- Friends, enemies, strangers, and traders -- 2. Peace and war -- Compensation for the death of a child -- A short chapter, about a tiny war -- A longer chapter, about many wars -- 3. Young and old -- Bringing up children -- The treatment of old people: cherish, abandon, or kill? -- 4. Danger and response -- Constructive paranoia -- Lions and other dangers -- 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.
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.
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OCLC Number:
ocn793726658
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
