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Book sheds light on traditional societies

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"The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn From Traditional Societies?" by Jared Diamond

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What if, in trying to figure out the best way to lead our lives, we could conduct tests on the different methods? According to author Jared Diamond, such trials are already taking place. In "The World Until Yesterday," Diamond argues: "Traditional societies in effect represent thousands of natural experiments in how to construct a human society. They have come up with thousands of solutions to human problems."
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