02156cam a2200325 4500 1164148338 TxAuBib 20130128120000.0 120510s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012018386 9780670024810 hardcover $36.00 0670024813 hardcover $36.00 (OCoLC)793726658 DLC eng DLC BTCTA OCLCO BDX UPZ FOLLT ZJI YDXCP OCLCO VP@ JOY JQM YBM YAM BKL TxAuBib Diamond, Jared M. The world until yesterday : what can we learn from traditional societies / Jared Diamond. New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2012. xi, 499 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-481) and index. Prologue : at the airport -- pt. 1. Setting the stage by dividing space. Friends, enemies, strangers, and traders -- pt. 2. Peace and war. Compensation for the death of a child ; A short chapter, about a tiny war ; A longer chapter, about many wars -- pt. 3. Young and old. Bringing up children ; The treatment of old people : cherish, abandon, or kill? -- pt. 4. Danger and response. Constructive paranoia ; Lions and other dangers -- pt. 5. Religion, language, and health. What electric eels tell us about the evolution of religion ; Speaking in many tongues ; Salt, sugar, far, and sloth -- Epilogue : at another airport. 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. 20130128. 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. TXKIP