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The world until yesterday : what can we learn from traditional societies? / Jared Diamond.

By: Publication details: New York : Viking, c2012.Description: xi, 499 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0670024813
  • 9780670024810
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.89/912 23
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
300 - 399 Hanover Public Library in Archives 305.89 DIAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906000853813

Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-481) and index.

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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