Sapiens, a graphic history [electronic resource] Volume two: The pillars of civilization by Yuval N Harari; illustrated by Daniel Casanave

By:

Harari, Yuval N

Contributor(s):

Casanave, Daniel

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Harper Perennial 2021Description: 1 digital resource (252 pages) chiefly color illustrations, color maps 29 cmSubject(s):

DDC classification:

599.9 HAR

Online resources:

public access

Summary: In the second "Sapiens" volume, Yuval Noah Harari tells the story of how we took over the world; how an unlikely marriage between a god and a bureaucrat created the first empires; and how war, famine, disease, and inequality became a part of the human condition. The origins of modern farming are introduced through Elizabethan tragedy, the changing fortunes of domesticated plants and animals are tracked in the columns of the Daily Business News, and the story of urbanization is told as a travel brochure offering discount journeys to ancient Babylon and China.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic Materials	CamTech Library	Digital Collections	599.9 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		pdf0000002

October 26, 2021

CamTech Library

In the second "Sapiens" volume, Yuval Noah Harari tells the story of how we took over the world; how an unlikely marriage between a god and a bureaucrat created the first empires; and how war, famine, disease, and inequality became a part of the human condition. The origins of modern farming are introduced through Elizabethan tragedy, the changing fortunes of domesticated plants and animals are tracked in the columns of the Daily Business News, and the story of urbanization is told as a travel brochure offering discount journeys to ancient Babylon and China.

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