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The World Until Yesterday
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Author : Jared Diamond
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2013-01-10
The World Until Yesterday written by Jared Diamond and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-10 with Social Science categories.
From the author of No.1 international bestseller Collapse, a mesmerizing portrait of the human past that offers profound lessons for how we can live today Visionary, prize-winning author Jared Diamond changed the way we think about the rise and fall of human civilizations with his previous international bestsellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse. Now he returns with another epic - and groundbreaking - journey into our rapidly receding past. In The World Until Yesterday, Diamond reveals how traditional societies around the world offer an extraordinary window onto how our ancestors lived for the majority of human history - until virtually yesterday, in evolutionary terms - and provide unique, often overlooked insights into human nature. Drawing extensively on his decades working in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, Diamond explores how tribal societies approach essential human problems, from childrearing to conflict resolution to health, and discovers we have much to learn from traditional ways of life. He unearths remarkable findings - from the reason why modern afflictions like diabetes, obesity and Alzheimer's are virtually non-existent in tribal societies to the surprising benefits of multilingualism. Panoramic in scope and thrillingly original, The World Until Yesterday provides an enthralling first-hand picture of the human past that also suggests profound lessons for how to live well today. Jared Diamond is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the seminal million-copy-bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel, which was named one of TIME's best non-fiction books of all time, and Collapse, a #1 international bestseller. A professor of geography at UCLA and noted polymath, Diamond's work has been influential in the fields of anthropology, biology, ornithology, ecology and history, among others.
The World Until Yesterday
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Author : Jared Diamond
language : id
Publisher: Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia
Release Date : 2017-07-13
The World Until Yesterday written by Jared Diamond and has been published by Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-13 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Dunia modern yang kita alami sekarang baru berlangsung sebentar dalam sejarah manusia. Sebelumnya, selama jutaan tahun, manusia hidup dalam “dunia kemarin” yang kini masih tersisa di masyarakat-masyarakat tradisional. Setelah membahas bangkitnya peradaban dalam Guns, Germs & Steel, lalu runtuhnya peradaban dalam Collapse, Jared Diamond mengajak kita menjelajahi kehidupan masyarakat masa lalu dan tradisional guna mencari pelajaran untuk masa depan. Contoh-contoh yang ditampilkan antara lain masyarakat !Kung Afrika, Indian Amerika, Aborigin Australia, serta berbagai suku Papua yang diakrabi Jared Diamond dalam penelitian lapangannya selama puluhan tahun di sana. Masyarakat tradisional dan cara hidupnya merupakan ribuan percobaan alami yang dilakukan untuk menjawab berbagai permasalahan manusia. Meski masyarakat modern punya keunggulan seperti harapan hidup lebih panjang dan berkurangnya kekerasan, hasil percobaan-percobaan alami itu bisa menawarkan cara lebih baik untuk membesarkan anak, berpikir jernih tentang bahaya, menghindari penyakit modern, dan lain-lain The World until Yesterday memberikan gambaran mengenai seperti apa masyarakat manusia sebelum kita semua memasuki zaman modern, masa lalu yang nyaris hilang namun masih terasa bahkan dalam peradaban masa kini. Perbedaan antara dunia hari ini dan dunia kemarin membuat kita lebih menghargai peradaban modern, sekaligus menunjukkan lagi cara-cara bijak yang ditemukan masyarakat tradisional namun telah kita lupakan.
Upheaval
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Author : Jared Diamond
language : en
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Release Date : 2020-05-12
Upheaval written by Jared Diamond and has been published by Back Bay Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-12 with History categories.
A Bill Gates Summer Reading Pick A "riveting and illuminating" (Yuval Noah Harari) new theory of how and why some nations recover from trauma and others don't, by the Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of the landmark bestsellers Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse. In his international bestsellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, Jared Diamond transformed our understanding of what makes civilizations rise and fall. Now, in his third book in this monumental trilogy, he reveals how successful nations recover from crises while adopting selective changes -- a coping mechanism more commonly associated with individuals recovering from personal crises. Diamond compares how six countries have survived recent upheavals -- ranging from the forced opening of Japan by U.S. Commodore Perry's fleet, to the Soviet Union's attack on Finland, to a murderous coup or countercoup in Chile and Indonesia, to the transformations of Germany and Austria after World War Two. Because Diamond has lived and spoken the language in five of these six countries, he can present gut-wrenching histories experienced firsthand. These nations coped, to varying degrees, through mechanisms such as acknowledgment of responsibility, painfully honest self-appraisal, and learning from models of other nations. Looking to the future, Diamond examines whether the United States, Japan, and the whole world are successfully coping with the grave crises they currently face. Can we learn from lessons of the past? Adding a psychological dimension to the in-depth history, geography, biology, and anthropology that mark all of Diamond's books, Upheaval reveals factors influencing how both whole nations and individual people can respond to big challenges. The result is a book epic in scope, but also his most personal book yet.
Collapse
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Author : Jared Diamond
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
Release Date : 2011
Collapse written by Jared Diamond and has been published by Penguin Books, Limited (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Environmental degradation categories.
'A grand sweep from a master storyteller of the human race' DAILY MAIL 'Riveting, superb, terrifying' OBSERVER From the ghostly stone heads of Easter Island to crumbling Mayan cities hidden deep in the jungle, the mysterious ruins of lost worlds and vanished civilizations continue to haunt us. How could such mighty societies fall? And could our skyscrapers one day stand derelict and overgrown like ancient temples? Jared Diamond takes us on an epic journey around the globe, through the history of humanity and on to the future, to discover how - when tomorrow comes - we can be survivors. 'A book that has to be read . . . highly readable, highly persuasive and richly informative' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Gripping . . . the book fulfils its huge ambition, and Diamond is the only man who could have written it' ECONOMIST 'This book shines like all Diamond's work' SUNDAY TIMES 'Magnificent' THE NEW YORK TIMES
The World Until Yesterday
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Author : Jared M. Diamond
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
The World Until Yesterday written by Jared M. Diamond and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Dani (New Guinean people) categories.
Collapse
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Author : Jared Diamond
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2013-03-21
Collapse written by Jared Diamond and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-21 with History categories.
From the author of Guns, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond's Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive is a visionary study of the mysterious downfall of past civilizations. Now in a revised edition with a new afterword, Jared Diamond's Collapse uncovers the secret behind why some societies flourish, while others founder - and what this means for our future. What happened to the people who made the forlorn long-abandoned statues of Easter Island? What happened to the architects of the crumbling Maya pyramids? Will we go the same way, our skyscrapers one day standing derelict and overgrown like the temples at Angkor Wat? Bringing together new evidence from a startling range of sources and piecing together the myriad influences, from climate to culture, that make societies self-destruct, Jared Diamond's Collapse also shows how - unlike our ancestors - we can benefit from our knowledge of the past and learn to be survivors. 'A grand sweep from a master storyteller of the human race' - Daily Mail 'Riveting, superb, terrifying' - Observer 'Gripping ... the book fulfils its huge ambition, and Diamond is the only man who could have written it' - Economis 'This book shines like all Diamond's work' - Sunday Times
Natural Experiments Of History
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Author : Jared Diamond
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2012-11-01
Natural Experiments Of History written by Jared Diamond and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-01 with History categories.
In eight case studies by leading scholars in history, archaeology, business, economics, geography, and political science, the authors showcase the “natural experiment” or “comparative method”—well-known in any science concerned with the past—on the discipline of human history. That means, according to the editors, “comparing, preferably quantitatively and aided by statistical analyses, different systems that are similar in many respects, but that differ with respect to the factors whose influence one wishes to study.” The case studies in the book support two overall conclusions about the study of human history: First, historical comparisons have the potential for yielding insights that cannot be extracted from a single case study alone. Second, insofar as is possible, when one proposes a conclusion, one may be able to strengthen one’s conclusion by gathering quantitative evidence (or at least ranking one’s outcomes from big to small), and then by testing the conclusion’s validity statistically.
Guns Germs And Steel
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Author : Jared M. Diamond
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 1998
Guns Germs And Steel written by Jared M. Diamond and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
This book answers the most obvious, the most important, yet the most difficult question about human history: why history unfolded so differently on different continents. Geography and biography, not race, moulded the contrasting fates of Europeans, Asians
Summary The World Until Yesterday What Can We Learn From Traditional Societies By Jared Diamond
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Author : Shortcut Edition
language : en
Publisher: Shortcut Edition
Release Date : 2021-05-29
Summary The World Until Yesterday What Can We Learn From Traditional Societies By Jared Diamond written by Shortcut Edition and has been published by Shortcut Edition this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-29 with Business & Economics categories.
* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes. *By reading this summary, you will learn about the main characteristics and differences of traditional societies compared to our modern state societies, and what we can learn from a study of how they operate. *You will also discover that : Traditional societies have a fundamentally different relationship to the world than we do; This relationship is expressed in a wide variety of areas such as community life, resource management, conflict management and education; Despite the obvious advantages of our Western way of life, we have much to learn from some traditional practices. *For tens of thousands of years, Man has lived in a "traditional" way. In our modern societies, under the authority of a state and shaped by technology, we tend to forget this rich past and consider as primitive peoples with a comparable existence. For their part, these populations are increasingly under Western influence and are undergoing accelerated change, sometimes seeing their entire way of life turned upside down within the space of a generation. But the past does not necessarily have to be brushed aside. Despite their shortcomings, traditional societies also have their advantages, which can improve our own way of life. *Buy now the summary of this book for the modest price of a cup of coffee!
The Third Chimpanzee
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Author : Jared M. Diamond
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2006-01-03
The Third Chimpanzee written by Jared M. Diamond and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-03 with Social Science categories.
The Development of an Extraordinary Species We human beings share 98 percent of our genes with chimpanzees. Yet humans are the dominant species on the planet -- having founded civilizations and religions, developed intricate and diverse forms of communication, learned science, built cities, and created breathtaking works of art -- while chimps remain animals concerned primarily with the basic necessities of survival. What is it about that two percent difference in DNA that has created such a divergence between evolutionary cousins? In this fascinating, provocative, passionate, funny, endlessly entertaining work, renowned Pulitzer Prize–winning author and scientist Jared Diamond explores how the extraordinary human animal, in a remarkably short time, developed the capacity to rule the world . . . and the means to irrevocably destroy it.