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The great divide: nature and human nature in the Old World and the New

By Peter , Watson

Book information

Publisher
HarperCollins
Year
2012
ISBN
9780061672453, 9780062196675, 0061672459
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
6 MB (5827185 bytes)
Edition
1st U.S. ed
Pages
1 audio file\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Civilization;World history;Eastern Hemisphere;West

Description

"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.;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.

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