The great divide : nature and human nature in the old world and the new / Peter Watson.

Compares and contrasts the development of humankind in the old world and the new between 15,000 B.C. and 1500 A.D., and cites climate, domesticable animals, and hallucinogenic plants as the reasons for the discrepancy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Watson, Peter, 1943-
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper, 2012.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Social evolution.
Ethnology.
Human beings > Effect of environment on.
Eastern Hemisphere > History.
America > History.
Physical Description:xxviii, 610 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Description
Summary:
Compares and contrasts the development of humankind in the old world and the new between 15,000 B.C. and 1500 A.D., and cites climate, domesticable animals, and hallucinogenic plants as the reasons for the discrepancy.
Note:"First published in Great Britain in 2012 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson"--Title page verso.
Call Number:HM856 .W38 2012
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 549-586) and index.
ISBN:9780061672453 (HRD)
0061672459 (HRD)