The world until yesterday what can we learn from traditional societies?
Drawing extensively from his field work in the Pacific Islands and with other people groups, Jared Diamond gives a firsthand picture of the human past as it had been for millions of years, a past that has mostly vanished, and what the differences between that past and our present modern society mean...
| Main Author: | Diamond, Jared M. |
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| Other Authors: | Green, Dan, 1975- |
| Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[New York] :
Penguin Audio,
p2012.
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
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| Summary: |
Drawing extensively from his field work in the Pacific Islands and with other people groups, Jared Diamond gives a firsthand picture of the human past as it had been for millions of years, a past that has mostly vanished, and what the differences between that past and our present modern society mean for our lives today. |
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| Item Description: |
Title from web page. Compact discs. Duration: 19:00:00. |
| Physical Description: |
16 sound discs (1140 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: |
9781611761474 : 1611761476 |
| Author Notes: |
Diamond's book The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal was heralded for its accessibility and for its blending of science and social science. The interdisciplinary Guns, Germs and Steel--Diamond's examination of the relationship between scientific technology and economic disparity--won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize. Diamond has won a McArthur Foundation Fellowship in addition to several smaller awards for his science and writing. (Bowker Author Biography) |