A History of Humanity: The Evolution of the Human System
Autor Patrick Manningen Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 feb 2020
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781108747097
ISBN-10: 1108747094
Pagini: 374
Ilustrații: 13 maps
Dimensiuni: 151 x 228 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1108747094
Pagini: 374
Ilustrații: 13 maps
Dimensiuni: 151 x 228 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cuprins
List of maps; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. Introduction: 1. The human system; Part II. Pleistocene Evolution: 2. Biological and cultural evolution; 3. Speech and social evolution; 4. Systemic expansion; 5. Production and confederation; Part III. Holocene Evolution: 6. Society: network vs hierarchy; 7. Collisions and contraction; 8. From global networks to capitalism; Part IV. Anthropocene Evolution: 9. Systemic threats; 10. Hope for adaptations; Appendix. Frameworks for analysis; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
Recenzii
'A great world historian surveys the whole of human history, offering new insights and perspectives into 'the human system'. This is world history on a canvas broad enough to help us think seriously about how we got to dominate planet earth … and where it is all going.' David Christian, author of Origin Story: A Big History of Everything
'Our age sorely needs clear accounts of the human past. Manning provides a thoughtful one in ten brief chapters with a provocative premise - what he calls the human system - blending biological and cultural evolution into a coherent historical vision. All interested in world history will want to read it.' J. R. McNeill, author of Something New Under the Sun
'People talk and they walk, and that has made all the difference. This brief book by a master historian integrates research from many disciplines to trace the evolution of human society from the Pleistocene to today, highlighting the role of spoken language and migration in creating the human system that now dominates the planet.' Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, Editor-in-chief of Cambridge World History
'Patrick Manning has written a stimulating and exciting history of humanity, from the dawn of Homo to today, with a look to the future. This book introduces many new ideas about language, society, and institutions, challenging old paradigms and rethinking human progress.' E.N. Anderson, author of The East Asian World-System: Climate and Dynastic Change
'In his unconventional and wide-ranging book Patrick Manning knits together an intricate account of how human beings became the unusual biological, cultural, and social entity they are. Whatever your stance on the many issues it broaches, it will get you thinking.' Ian Tattersall, co-author of The Accidental Homo sapiens: Genetics, Behavior, and Free Will
'This study is history on a grand scale …' Brian Fagan, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
'Our age sorely needs clear accounts of the human past. Manning provides a thoughtful one in ten brief chapters with a provocative premise - what he calls the human system - blending biological and cultural evolution into a coherent historical vision. All interested in world history will want to read it.' J. R. McNeill, author of Something New Under the Sun
'People talk and they walk, and that has made all the difference. This brief book by a master historian integrates research from many disciplines to trace the evolution of human society from the Pleistocene to today, highlighting the role of spoken language and migration in creating the human system that now dominates the planet.' Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, Editor-in-chief of Cambridge World History
'Patrick Manning has written a stimulating and exciting history of humanity, from the dawn of Homo to today, with a look to the future. This book introduces many new ideas about language, society, and institutions, challenging old paradigms and rethinking human progress.' E.N. Anderson, author of The East Asian World-System: Climate and Dynastic Change
'In his unconventional and wide-ranging book Patrick Manning knits together an intricate account of how human beings became the unusual biological, cultural, and social entity they are. Whatever your stance on the many issues it broaches, it will get you thinking.' Ian Tattersall, co-author of The Accidental Homo sapiens: Genetics, Behavior, and Free Will
'This study is history on a grand scale …' Brian Fagan, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
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Descriere
Analyzes both the social and biological evolution of humans, from the spoken language to today's institutions.