The great divide : nature and human nature in the Old World and the New / Peter Watson.
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TextPublication details: New York : HarperCollins, 2012Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: xxviii, 610 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780061672453Subject(s): Civilization | World history | Eastern Hemisphere | Western HemisphereDDC classification: 909 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 909 WAT/G (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P33796 |
First published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2012.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 549-584) and index.
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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