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A landmark radically uplifting account of our species progress from one of the worlds preeminent thinkers
Unparalleled in its scope and ambitionAll readers will learn something and many will find the book fascinatingThe Washington Post
Breathtaking A new Sapiens LExpress
Completely brilliant and utterly original a book for our epochJon Snow former presenter Channel 4 News UK
A wildly ambitious attempt to do for economics what Newton Darwin or Einstein did for their fields develop a theory that explains almost everything The New Statesman
An inspiring readable jargonfree and almost impossibly erudite masterwork The New Statesman
A sweeping overview of cultural technological and educational forcesIts breadth and ambition are reminiscent of Diamonds Guns Germs and Steel and Hararis SapiensFinancial Times
Astounding in scope and insightprovides the keys to the betterment of our speciesNouriel Roubini author of Crisis Economics
A masterful sweep through the human odyssey If you liked Sapiens youll love this Lewis Dartnell author of Origins
Oded Galorsattempt to unify economic theory is impressive and insightful Will Hutton The Guardian
A great historical fresco Le Monde
Its a pageturner a suspensefilled thriller full of surprises mindbendingpuzzles and profound insightsGlenn C Loury author of The Anatomy of Racial Inequality
Brilliantly weaves the threads of global economic history A tour de forceDani Rodrik author of Straight Talk on Trade
In a captivating journey from the dawn of human existence to the present worldrenowned economist and thinker Oded Galor offers an intriguing solution to two of humanitys great mysteries
Why are humans the only species to have escapedonly very recentlythe subsistence trap allowing us to enjoy a standard of living that vastly exceeds all others And why have we progressed so unequally around the world resulting in the great disparities between nations that exist today Galors gripping narrative explains how technology population size and adaptation led to a stunning phase change in the human story a mere two hundred years ago But by tracing that same journey back in time and peeling away the layers of influencecolonialism political institutions societal structure culturehe arrives also at an explanation of inequalitys ultimate causes those ancestral populations that enjoyed fruitfulgeographical characteristicsand rich diversity were set on the path to prosperity while those that lacked it were disadvantaged in ways still echo today
As we face ecological crisis across the globe The Journey of Humanity is a book of urgent truths and enduring relevance with lessons that are both hopeful and profound gender equality investment in education and balancing diversity with social cohesion are the keys not only to our species thriving but to its survival
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