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Sapiens
“Sapiens” by Yuval Noah Harari traces the evolution of modern humans – from the Cognitive Revolution which occurred 70,000 years ago and allowed us to become the dominant species on Earth through the development of writing, money, religion and structured societies during the Agricultural Revolution, to the discovery of the scientific method which, in partnership with imperialism, gave birth to globalism and the World Empire.
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Who it is for
Best suited for lay historians and anthropologists, but also for anyone who wants to get a better understanding of the evolution of our species.
About the Author
Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli public intellectual and historian with a doctorate from Oxford. He specializes in medieval and military history, but made his name as the author of the most celebrated macrohistorical book of the 21st century, “Sapiens.” Its sequel, “Homo Deus,” is a speculative analysis of the future and “21 Lessons for the 21st Century,” a loose collection of essays about the present.
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- How an accidental genetic mutation allowed Homo sapiens to eventually dominate the entire world.
- Why the Agricultural Revolution was history’s biggest fraud.
- Why the Scientific Revolution is inseparable from modern imperialism.
Key Takeaways
- Curious about the future of humanity
- Scientists who want to know more about the Scientific Revolution and the transformation of the world
- Teachers and students of History who want to understand about the development of human societies
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