The great divide : nature and human nature in the Old World and the New / (Record no. 3781)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01211cam a2200229 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780061672453 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 909 |
| Item number | WAT/G |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Watson, Peter, |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The great divide : nature and human nature in the Old World and the New / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Peter Watson. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st U.S. ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | HarperCollins, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxviii, 610 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill., maps ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | First published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2012. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. 549-584) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction: 15000 BC-AD 1500 : a unique period in human history -- How the first Amerians differed from Old World peoples -- How nature differs in the Old World and the New -- Why human nature evolved differently in the Old World and the New -- Conclusion: The shaman and shepherd : the gread divide -- Appendix 1: The (never-ending) dispute of the New World -- Appendix 2 (available online): From 100,000 kin groups to 190 sovereign states : some patterns in cultural evolution. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Civilization. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | World history. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Eastern Hemisphere. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Western Hemisphere. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | GN Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 27/06/2016 | 909 WAT/G | P33796 | 10/02/2023 | General Books |