Being Human - How Our Biology Shaped World History (Hardcover)

Our biology will change how you see the world. Lewis Dartnell explores how human biology has shaped relationships, societies, economies and wars across the globe

How did haemophilia bring down the Russian royal family? And scurvy give rise to the Mafia?

We are a wonder of evolution. Our exceptional abilities created life as we know it, but we're also deeply flawed. This extraordinary contradiction between our faculties and frailties is the essence of what it means to be human. And history has played out in the balance between them.

Here, Lewis Dartnell tells our story through the lens of this uniquely fragile nature for the first time. From cognitive biases to endemic diseases, he explores how human biology has shaped relationships, societies, economies and wars across the globe - and considers how, importantly, it continues to challenge and define our progress.

General

Imprint:	The Bodley Head Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2023
Authors:	Lewis Dartnell
Dimensions:	240 x 156 x 40mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-84792-670-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > General Books > History > General
LSN:	1-84792-670-3
Barcode:	9781847926708

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