The World Until Yesterday

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The World Until Yesterday is a non-fiction book by Jared Diamond that examines traditional societies to draw lessons about human nature, social organization, and modern life.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
non-fiction book
author Jared Diamond
award Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist
countryOfOrigin United States
followedBy Upheaval
genre anthropology
popular science
sociology
hasAuthorProfession anthropologist
geographer
popular science writer
hasPart chapter on child-rearing
chapter on multilingualism
chapter on religion
chapter on risk and danger
chapter on treatment of the elderly
chapter on war and peace
isbn10 0670024813
isbn13 9780670024810
language English
libraryOfCongressClassification GN316 .D53 2012
mainThesis modern societies can learn from traditional societies
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
notableExample Amazonian tribes
Inuit societies
New Guinea highland societies
San hunter-gatherers
oclcNumber 795176055
pages 512
precededBy Collapse
publicationDate 2012
publisher Viking Press
subject child-rearing practices
comparative anthropology
conflict resolution
cultural evolution
elderly care in traditional societies
human nature
language diversity
modern life
religion in traditional societies
risk and danger in daily life
social organization
traditional societies
topic lessons from traditional societies for the modern world


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