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The world until yesterday : what can we learn from traditional societies? /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Diamond, Jared M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, [2012]
Subjects:
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.
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:xi, 499 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates (some color) : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-481) and index.
ISBN:9780670024810
0670024813
9780670785896 (export ed.)
067078589X (export ed.)