The Journey of Humanity
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The Journey of Humanity
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The Journey of Humanity
A breathtakingly original scientific masterpiece that reveals the underlying forces that have shaped human history.
The stunning advances that have transformed human experience in recent centuries are no accident of history—they are the result of universal and timeless forces, operating since the dawn of our species. Drawing on a lifetime’s scientific investigation, Oded Galor’s ground-breaking new vision identifies these keys to human progress, overturning a host of long-held assumptions and revealing the deeper causes that have shaped the journey of humanity:
- Education rather than industrialisation
- Family size and gender equality as much as inventions and technology
- Geography and diversity rather than wars, disease and famine
The Journey of Humanity illuminates these profound themes with insightful clarity, offering a fresh perspective on our shared human past and future.
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The Journey of Humanity by Oded Galor has received widespread acclaim for its ambition, readability, and erudition. Critics have compared it favourably to works like Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens and Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel, praising its sweeping historical and economic scope. Reviewers highlight its accessible prose and substantial scholarly insights, noting it as an inspiring and optimistic read suitable for those seeking a comprehensive understanding of human progress and inequality.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529115116
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 April 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 213g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Oded Galor is Herbert H. Goldberger Professor of Economics at Brown University and the founding thinker behind Unified Growth Theory, which seeks to uncover the fundamental causes of development, prosperity and inequality over the entire span of human history. He has shared the insights of his lifetime's work in this field at some of the most prestigious lectures around the globe and has now distilled those discoveries into The Journey of Humanity, which is being published in twenty-eight languages worldwide.
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