An edition of The great divide (2012)

The great divide

nature and human nature in the Old World and the New

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An edition of The great divide (2012)

The great divide

nature and human nature in the Old World and the New

1st U.S. ed.

by

  • 1 Want to read
  • 1 Have read

"Compares and contrasts the development of humankind in the old world and the new between 15,000 B.C. and 1500 A.D., and cites climate, domesticable animals, and hallucinogenic plants as the reasons for the discrepancy"--Provided by publisher.

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HarperCollins
Language
English
Pages
610

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Subjects

World history, Civilization, History, Civilisation, Världshistoria, Comparative civilization, Earth (planet)

Places

Eastern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere

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The great divide: history and human nature in the old world and the new
2012, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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The great divide: nature and human nature in the Old World and the New
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Table of Contents

Introduction: 15000 BC-AD 1500 : a unique period in human history
How the first Amerians differed from Old World peoples
How nature differs in the Old World and the New
Why human nature evolved differently in the Old World and the New
Conclusion: The shaman and shepherd : the gread divide
Appendix 1: The (never-ending) dispute of the New World
Appendix 2 (available online): From 100,000 kin groups to 190 sovereign states : some patterns in cultural evolution.

Edition Notes

First published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2012.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 549-584) and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
909
Library of Congress
CB69 .W37 2012b

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxviii, 610 p.
Number of pages
610

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27147216M
Internet Archive
greatdividenatur0000wats
ISBN 10
0061672459
ISBN 13
9780061672453
LCCN
2012288077
OCLC/WorldCat
758391981
Amazon ID (ASIN)

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