Diamond, Jared M. frey50
The world until yesterday : what can we learn from traditional societies? / Jared Diamond. - New York : Viking, c2012. - xi, 499 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Prologue: at the airport -- 1. Setting the stage by dividing space -- Friends, enemies, strangers, and traders -- 2. Peace and war -- Compensation for the death of a child -- A short chapter, about a tiny war -- A longer chapter, about many wars -- 3. Young and old -- Bringing up children -- The treatment of old people: cherish, abandon, or kill? -- 4. Danger and response -- Constructive paranoia -- Lions and other dangers -- 5. Religion, language, and health -- What electric eels tell us about the evolution of religion -- Speaking in many tongues -- Salt, sugar, far, and sloth -- Epilogue: at another airport.
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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2012018386
Dani (New Guinean people)--History.
Dani (New Guinean people)--Social life and customs.
Dani (New Guinean people)--Cultural assimilation.
Social evolution.
Social change--Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea--Social life and customs.
305.89912 Dia 9
The world until yesterday : what can we learn from traditional societies? / Jared Diamond. - New York : Viking, c2012. - xi, 499 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Prologue: at the airport -- 1. Setting the stage by dividing space -- Friends, enemies, strangers, and traders -- 2. Peace and war -- Compensation for the death of a child -- A short chapter, about a tiny war -- A longer chapter, about many wars -- 3. Young and old -- Bringing up children -- The treatment of old people: cherish, abandon, or kill? -- 4. Danger and response -- Constructive paranoia -- Lions and other dangers -- 5. Religion, language, and health -- What electric eels tell us about the evolution of religion -- Speaking in many tongues -- Salt, sugar, far, and sloth -- Epilogue: at another airport.
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.
9780670024810 0670024813 9780670785896 (export ed.) 067078589X (export ed.)
2012018386
Dani (New Guinean people)--History.
Dani (New Guinean people)--Social life and customs.
Dani (New Guinean people)--Cultural assimilation.
Social evolution.
Social change--Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea--Social life and customs.
305.89912 Dia 9