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003    OCoLC 
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008    111019t20122011nyuab    b    001 0 eng d 
020    9780061672453 
020    0061672459 
035    (OCoLC)758391981 
035    (OCoLC)758391981 
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100 1  Watson, Peter,|d1943- 
245 14 The great divide :|bnature and human nature in the Old 
       World and the New /|cPeter Watson. 
250    First U.S. edition. 
264  1 New York :|bHarperCollins,|c2012. 
264  4 |c©2011 
300    xxviii, 610 pages :|billustrations, maps ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    First published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson 
       in 2012. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 549-586) and 
       index. 
520    "Why did Asia and Europe develop far earlier than the 
       Americas? What were the factors that accerated--or impeded
       --development?  How did the experiences of the Old World 
       inhabitants differ from their New World counterparts--and 
       what factors influenced those differences?"--P. [2] of 
       cover. 
650  0 Civilization. 
650  0 World history. 
651  0 Eastern Hemisphere. 
651  0 Western Hemisphere. 
938    Baker and Taylor|bBTCP|nBK0010258765 
938    Brodart|bBROD|n13771965|c$27.99 
938    YBP Library Services|bYANK|n7482435 
994    02|bCKE