TY - BOOK AU - Watson,Peter TI - The great divide : nature and human nature in the Old World and the New SN - 9780061672453 U1 - 909 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - HarperCollins KW - Civilization KW - World history KW - Eastern Hemisphere KW - Western Hemisphere N1 - First published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2012; Includes bibliographical references (p. 549-584) and index; 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 ER -