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Being Human - How Our Biology Shaped World History (Paperback) Loot Price: R231
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Being Human - How Our Biology Shaped World History (Paperback): Lewis Dartnell

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

Lewis Dartnell

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A mind-expanding, revolutionary journey across time that shows how our biology has determined human history for the first time. This book will change how you see the world.

We’re a wonder of evolution, capable of incredible feats. But we’re also deeply flawed. Our bodies and minds often break, fail, and hinder us. To be human is to live with this extraordinary contradiction. So, to understand the course humanity has taken – from prehistoric times through the age of empire and into the modern era – we must understand who, and what, we are.

Being Human is history made flesh. From the epidemic that brought Europe’s peasants freedom, to the health deficiency which gave rise to the world’s largest criminal organisation, to the cognitive biases that led to military catastrophes in Crimea and Iraq, we see how our unique nature shaped our relationships, economies and societies – and, importantly, how it continues to impact human progress today.

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Imprint: Vintage
Authors: Lewis Dartnell
Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 978-1-5299-2553-1
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 > Human biology
Books > History > General
LSN: 1-5299-2553-3
Barcode: 9781529925531

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Mon, 4 Nov 2024 | Review by: Tanya K.

Dartnell explores how our biology has shaped our relationships, our societies, our economies and our wars, and how it continues to challenge and define our progress. This book is similar to Dartnell's previous book: Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History. I found the contents interesting but not particularly original. I was already familiar with quite a lot of it (this is a hazard of reading every book on a vaguely similar top that I can get my hands on). The book is clearly written, but a bit disjointed and rather superficial.

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