Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company, 1999
ISBN 10: 0393317552 ISBN 13: 9780393317558
Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Verlag: Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 1997
ISBN 10: 0393038912 ISBN 13: 9780393038910
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company (edition 20th Anniversary), 2017
ISBN 10: 0393354326 ISBN 13: 9780393354324
Anbieter: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Good. 20th Anniversary. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.
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Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company, 2005
ISBN 10: 0393061310 ISBN 13: 9780393061314
Anbieter: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. minor wear and creasing.
Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company, 1997
ISBN 10: 0224038095 ISBN 13: 9780224038096
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: HighBridge Audio, 2001
ISBN 10: 1565115147 ISBN 13: 9781565115149
Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. audioCD. Case Very Good. Slipcase Very Good. 5 disc set. Abridged edition. Quality guaranteed! In original artwork/packaging unless otherwise noted.
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Verlag: Turtleback Books, 1999
ISBN 10: 0606412735 ISBN 13: 9780606412735
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Verlag: Turtleback, 1998
ISBN 10: 061318114X ISBN 13: 9780613181143
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Verlag: New York : W.W. Norton, 2003
Anbieter: Fundus-Online GbR Borkert Schwarz Zerfaß, Berlin, Deutschland
Originalbroschur. Zustand: Gut. 3rd print. 494 S. Einband leicht berieben. Schnitt angeschmutzt. - PROLOGUE YALI'S QUESTION. The regionally differing courses of history -- FROM EDEN TO CAJAMARCA: UP TO THE STARTING LINE. What happened on all the continents before 11,000 B.C? -- A NATURAL EXPERIMENT OF HISTORY How geography molded societies on Polynesian islands -- COLLISION AT CAJAMARCA Why the Inca emperor Atahuallpa did not capture King Charles I of Spain -- THE RISE AND SPREAD OF FOOD PRODUCTION: FARMER POWER. The roots of guns, germs, and steel -- HISTORY'S HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS Geographic differences in the onset of food production -- TO FARM OR NOT TO FARM. Causes of the spread of food production -- HOW TO MAKE AN ALMOND. The unconscious development of ancient crops -- APPLES OR INDIANS. Why did peoples of some regions fail to domesticate plants? -- ZEBRAS, UNHAPPY MARRIAGES, AND THE ANNA KATENINA PRINCIPLE. Why were most big wild mammal species never domesticated? -- SPACIOUS SKIES AND TILTED AXES. Why did food production spread at different rates on different continents? -- FROM FOOD TO GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL: LETHAL GIFT OF LIVESTOCK. The evolution of germs -- BLUEPRINTS AND BORROWED LETTERS. The evolution of writing -- NECESSITY'S MOTHER. The evolution of technology -- FROM EGALITARIANISM TO KLEPTOCRACY. The evolution of government and religion -- AROUND THE WORLD IN FIVE CHAPTERS: YALI'S PEOPLE. The histories of Australia and New Guinea -- HOW CHINA BECAME CHINESE. The history of East Asia -- SPEEDBOAT TO POLYNESIA. The history of the Austronesian expansion -- HEMISPHERES COLLIDING. The histories of Eurasia and the Americas compared -- HOW AFRICA BECAME BLACK. The history of Africa -- EPILOGUE THE FUTURE OF HUMAN HISTORY AS A SCIENCE. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.
Verlag: Prh Grupo Editorial Apr 2016, 2016
ISBN 10: 607313925X ISBN 13: 9786073139250
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Hace trece mil anos la evolucion de las distintas sociedades humanas comenzo a tomar rumbos diferentes. La domesticacion de los animales y el cultivo de plantas silvestres en China, Mesoamerica y otras zonas geograficas otorgaron una ventaja inicial a los habitantes de esas regiones.Sin embargo, los origenes localizados de la agricultura y la ganaderia son solo parte de la explicacion de los diferentes destinos de los pueblos. Las sociedades que superaron esta fase de cazadores-recolectores se encontraron con mas posibilidades para desarrollar la escritura, la tecnologia o las estructuras politicas; ademas de sobrevivir a germenes nocivos y crear poderosas armas belicas.En este libro, el profesor Jared Diamond demuestra que la diversidad cultural hunde sus raices en las diferencias geograficas, ecologicas y territoriales ligadas a cada caso concreto, y analiza como evoluciono la humanidad y por que unos pueblos avanzaron hacia la civilizacion mientras que otros se quedaron estancados.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION'Fascinating. Lays a foundation for understanding human history.'Bill GatesIn this 'artful, informative, and delightful' (William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books) book, Jared Diamond convincingly argues that geographical and environmental factors shaped the modern world. Societies that had had a head start in food production advanced beyond the hunter-gatherer stage, and then developed religion --as well as nasty germs and potent weapons of war --and adventured on sea and land to conquer and decimate preliterate cultures. A major advance in our understanding of human societies, Guns, Germs, and Steel chronicles the way that the modern world came to be and stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, the Rhone-Poulenc Prize, and the Commonwealth club of California's Gold Medal.
Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company, 2005
ISBN 10: 0739467352 ISBN 13: 9780739467350
Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.