The great divide
nature and human nature in the Old World and the New
By Watson, Peter
"The great divide" is published by HarperCollins in New York, it has 610 pages and the language of the book is English.
“The great divide” Metadata:
- Title: The great divide
- Author: Watson, Peter
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 610
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish Location: New York
“The great divide” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ World history - Civilization - History - Civilisation - Världshistoria - Comparative civilization - Earth (planet)
- Places: Eastern Hemisphere - Western Hemisphere
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: xxviii, 610 p.
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL27147216M - OL19967005W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 758391981
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2012288077
- ISBN-13: 9780061672453
- ISBN-10: 0061672459
- All ISBNs: 0061672459 - 9780061672453
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"The great divide" Table Of Contents:
- 1- Introduction: 15000 BC-AD 1500 : a unique period in human history
- 2- How the first Amerians differed from Old World peoples
- 3- How nature differs in the Old World and the New
- 4- Why human nature evolved differently in the Old World and the New
- 5- Conclusion: The shaman and shepherd : the gread divide
- 6- Appendix 1: The (never-ending) dispute of the New World
- 7- Appendix 2 (available online): From 100,000 kin groups to 190 sovereign states : some patterns in cultural evolution.
"The great divide" Description:
The Open Library:
"Compares and contrasts the development of humankind in the old world and the new between 15,000 B.C. and 1500 A.D., and cites climate, domesticable animals, and hallucinogenic plants as the reasons for the discrepancy"--Provided by publisher.
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