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Diamond draws extensively from his decades of field work in the Pacific islands, as well as evidence from Inuit, Amazonian Indians, Kalahari San people, and others. Diamond finds that their solutions to universal human problems have much to teach the contemporary world. A provocative, enlightening, and entertaining book that will be essential and delightful reading.
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The world until yesterday, Jared Diamond
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- Released
- 2012
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- Subtitle
- What can we learn from traditional societies?
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jared Diamond
- Publisher
- Allen Lane
- Released
- 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0713998989
- ISBN13
- 9780713998986
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Political Science & Politics, Politics, Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Indigenous Tribes, Civilization, Cultural Anthropology, Human Behavior, Social Anthropology, Papua New Guinea (Oceania), New Guinea (Island)
- First published
- 2012
- Original title
- The World until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- Diamond draws extensively from his decades of field work in the Pacific islands, as well as evidence from Inuit, Amazonian Indians, Kalahari San people, and others. Diamond finds that their solutions to universal human problems have much to teach the contemporary world. A provocative, enlightening, and entertaining book that will be essential and delightful reading.