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A Brief History of Humankind. ... The book surveys the history of humankind from the evolution of archaic human species in the Stone Age up to the twenty-first century, focusing on Homo sapiens. The account is situated within a framework provided by the natural sciences, particularly evolutionary biology.
Content:-
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Timeline of History
Part One: The Cognitive Revolution
1 An Animal of No Significance
2 The Tree of Knowledge
3 A Day in the Life of Adam and Eve
4 The Flood
Part Two: The Agricultural Revolution
5 History’s Biggest Fraud
6 Building Pyramids
7 Memory Overload
8 There is No Justice in History
Part Three: The Unification of Humankind
9 The Arrow of History
10 The Scent of Money
11 Imperial Visions
12 The Law of Religion
13 The Secret of Success
Part Four: The Scientific Revolution
14 The Discovery of Ignorance
15 The Marriage of Science and Empire
16 The Capitalist Creed
17 The Wheels of Industry
18 A Permanent Revolution
19 And They Lived Happily Ever After
20 The End of Homo Sapiens
Afterword:
The Animal that Became a God
Notes
Acknowledgements
Image credits
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Timeline of History
Part One: The Cognitive Revolution
1 An Animal of No Significance
2 The Tree of Knowledge
3 A Day in the Life of Adam and Eve
4 The Flood
Part Two: The Agricultural Revolution
5 History’s Biggest Fraud
6 Building Pyramids
7 Memory Overload
8 There is No Justice in History
Part Three: The Unification of Humankind
9 The Arrow of History
10 The Scent of Money
11 Imperial Visions
12 The Law of Religion
13 The Secret of Success
Part Four: The Scientific Revolution
14 The Discovery of Ignorance
15 The Marriage of Science and Empire
16 The Capitalist Creed
17 The Wheels of Industry
18 A Permanent Revolution
19 And They Lived Happily Ever After
20 The End of Homo Sapiens
Afterword:
The Animal that Became a God
Notes
Acknowledgements
Image credits
Author Details
"Yuval Noah Harari"
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