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| LC control number |
2012018386 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780670024810 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0670024813 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780670785896 (export ed.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
067078589X (export ed.) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)793726658 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
305.89912 Dia |
| Item number |
9 |
| 090 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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84744 |
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84743 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
305.89912 Dia |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Diamond, Jared M. frey50 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The world until yesterday : |
| Remainder of title |
what can we learn from traditional societies? / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Jared Diamond. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Viking, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xi, 499 p., [32] p. of plates : |
| Other physical details |
ill. (some col.), maps ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Prologue: at the airport -- 1. Setting the stage by dividing space -- Friends, enemies, strangers, and traders -- 2. Peace and war -- Compensation for the death of a child -- A short chapter, about a tiny war -- A longer chapter, about many wars -- 3. Young and old -- Bringing up children -- The treatment of old people: cherish, abandon, or kill? -- 4. Danger and response -- Constructive paranoia -- Lions and other dangers -- 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. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
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. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Dani (New Guinean people) |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Dani (New Guinean people) |
| General subdivision |
Social life and customs. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Dani (New Guinean people) |
| General subdivision |
Cultural assimilation. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Social evolution. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Social change |
| Geographic subdivision |
Papua New Guinea. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Papua New Guinea |
| General subdivision |
Social life and customs. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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AJML |
| Koha item type |
300 - 399 |
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305.89912 Dia |
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9 |