Format:
Book
Author:
Harari, Yuval N.
Title:
Sapiens : a brief history of humankind / Yuval Noah Harari.
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Publisher, Date:
New York, NY : Harper, [2015]
©2015
Description:
viii, 443 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Summary:
One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition.
Subjects:
Civilization -- History.
Human beings -- History.
World history.
Chronology, Historical.
Technology and civilization -- History.
Other Title:
Kitsur toldot ha-enoshut. English.
Notes:
"Translated by the author, with the help of John Purcell and Haim Watzman"--Title page verso.
First published in Hebrew in Israel in 2011 by Kinneret, Mora-Bitan, Dvir."--Title page verso.
Includes a Timeline of history.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-428) and index.
LCCN:
2014028418
ISBN:
9780062316097 (hardback)
0062316095 (hardback)
* 9780062316110 (paperback)
* 0062316117 (paperback)
Other Number:
896791508
System Availability:
45
Current Holds:
0
Control Number:
3275116
Call Number:
909
Course Reserves:
0
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