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Sapiens : a brief history of humankind, Yuval Noah Harari ; translated by the author with the help of John Purcell and Haim Watzman
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- Summary
- A narrative history of humanity's creation and evolution explores how biology and history have defined understandings of what it means to be human, detailing the role of modern cognition in shaping the ecosystem, civilizations and more
- Language
-
- eng
- heb
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition
- Extent
- 443 pages
- Note
-
- Translation statement from title page verso
- "First published in Hebrew in Israel in 2011 by Kinneret, Zmora-Bitan, Dvir"--Title page verso
- Contents
-
- Timeline of history
- Part one: The cognitive revolution. An animal of no significance ; The tree of knowledge ; A day in the life of Adam and Eve ; The flood
- Part two: The agricultural revolution. History's biggest fraud ; Building pyramids ; Memory overload ; There is no justice in history
- Part three: The unification of humankind. The arrow of history ; The scent of money ; Imperial visions ; The law of religion ; The secret of success
- Part four: The scientific revolution. The discovery of ignorance ; The marriage of science and empire ; The capitalist creed ; The wheels of industry ; A permanent revolution ; And they lived happily ever after ; The end of Homo sapiens
- Afterword: The animal that became a god
- Isbn
- 9780062316097
- Label
- Sapiens : a brief history of humankind
- Title
- Sapiens
- Title remainder
- a brief history of humankind
- Statement of responsibility
- Yuval Noah Harari ; translated by the author with the help of John Purcell and Haim Watzman
- Language
-
- eng
- heb
- eng
- Summary
- A narrative history of humanity's creation and evolution explores how biology and history have defined understandings of what it means to be human, detailing the role of modern cognition in shaping the ecosystem, civilizations and more
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Harari, Yuval N
- Dewey number
- 909
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- CB113.H4
- LC item number
- H3713 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Civilization
- Human beings
- World history
- Chronology, Historical
- Technology and civilization
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Sapiens : a brief history of humankind, Yuval Noah Harari ; translated by the author with the help of John Purcell and Haim Watzman
- Note
-
- Translation statement from title page verso
- "First published in Hebrew in Israel in 2011 by Kinneret, Zmora-Bitan, Dvir"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-428) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Timeline of history -- Part one: The cognitive revolution. An animal of no significance ; The tree of knowledge ; A day in the life of Adam and Eve ; The flood -- Part two: The agricultural revolution. History's biggest fraud ; Building pyramids ; Memory overload ; There is no justice in history -- Part three: The unification of humankind. The arrow of history ; The scent of money ; Imperial visions ; The law of religion ; The secret of success -- Part four: The scientific revolution. The discovery of ignorance ; The marriage of science and empire ; The capitalist creed ; The wheels of industry ; A permanent revolution ; And they lived happily ever after ; The end of Homo sapiens -- Afterword: The animal that became a god
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition
- Extent
- 443 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062316097
- Lccn
- 2014028418
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, some color
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm896791508
- (OCoLC)896791508
- Label
- Sapiens : a brief history of humankind, Yuval Noah Harari ; translated by the author with the help of John Purcell and Haim Watzman
- Note
-
- Translation statement from title page verso
- "First published in Hebrew in Israel in 2011 by Kinneret, Zmora-Bitan, Dvir"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-428) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Timeline of history -- Part one: The cognitive revolution. An animal of no significance ; The tree of knowledge ; A day in the life of Adam and Eve ; The flood -- Part two: The agricultural revolution. History's biggest fraud ; Building pyramids ; Memory overload ; There is no justice in history -- Part three: The unification of humankind. The arrow of history ; The scent of money ; Imperial visions ; The law of religion ; The secret of success -- Part four: The scientific revolution. The discovery of ignorance ; The marriage of science and empire ; The capitalist creed ; The wheels of industry ; A permanent revolution ; And they lived happily ever after ; The end of Homo sapiens -- Afterword: The animal that became a god
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition
- Extent
- 443 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062316097
- Lccn
- 2014028418
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, some color
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm896791508
- (OCoLC)896791508
Subject
- Civilization -- History
- Human beings -- History
- Chronology, Historical
- Technology and civilization -- History
- World history
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- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Culture
- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Paperback Nonfiction
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