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100 1 _aWatson, Peter,
245 1 4 _aThe great divide : nature and human nature in the Old World and the New /
_cPeter Watson.
250 _a1st U.S. ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bHarperCollins,
_c2012.
300 _axxviii, 610 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c24 cm.
500 _aFirst published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2012.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 549-584) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: 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.
650 0 _aCivilization.
650 0 _aWorld history.
651 0 _aEastern Hemisphere.
651 0 _aWestern Hemisphere.
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