Being human

Lewis Dartnell

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Powerful yet dextrous, instinctive yet thoughtful, we are expert communicators and innovators. Our exceptional abilities have created the civilisation we know today. But we're also deeply flawed. Our bodies break, choke and fail, whether we're kings or peasants. Diseases thwart our boldest plans. Our psychological biases have been at the root of terrible decisions in both war and peacetime. This extraordinary contradiction is the essence of what it means to be human - the sum total of our frailties and our faculties. And history has played out in the balance between them. Now, Lewis Dartnell tells our story through the lens of this unique, capricious and fragile nature. He explores how our biology has shaped our relationships, our societies, our economies and our wars, and how it continues to challenge and define our progress.


Author(s): Dartnell, Lewis
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 20/06/2024
Pagination: 368 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Vintage
Published By: Vintage
Book Classification: General & world history|Early man|Popular science|Human biology|Anthropology
Dimensions: 197x128x23
Weight: 260
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781529925531

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