This breakthrough scientific masterwork - and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - reveals the underlying forces that have shaped human history and will secure our future...'Masterful. Galor answers the ultimate mystery'Lewis Dartnell 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 overturns a host of long-held assumptions to reveal the deeper causes that have shaped the journey of humanity:Education rather than industrialisationFamily size and gender equality as much as inventions and technologyGeography and diversity rather than wars,disease and famine'Unparalleled in its scope and ambition...All readers will learn something'Washington Post'An inspiring,readable,jargon-free and almost impossibly erudite masterwork'New Statesman'His optimism about humanity shines through'Observer'If you need an evidence-based antidote to doomscrolling,here it is'Guardian
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781529115116Number of pages: 304Weight: 213 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 18 mm
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A wildly ambitious attempt to do for economics what Newton,Darwin or Einstein did for their fields: develop a theory that explains almost everything...an inspiring,readable,jargon-free and almost impossibly erudite masterwork,the boldest possible attempt to write the economic history of humanityThere will be inevitable comparisons with Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens ... If you need an evidence-based antidote to doomscrolling,here it isJourney of Humanity... is only 300 pages long,which considering it covers thousands of years of global history... is surprisingly concise. Its breadth and ambition are reminiscent of Jared Diamond's Guns,Germs,and Steel...and Yuval Noah Harari's SapiensA large-scale survey of human history... The heart of the matter is why some countries grow and some don't... Perhaps growth-mad Liz Truss should have read it. You certainly should. Unparalleled in its scope and ambition ... All readers will learn something,and many will find the book fascinatingDeeply rewarding and fascinatingA completely brilliant and utterly original account of humanity's transit from crude beginnings to a deeply divided planet. A vastly readable insight into why our world is as it is. A book for our epochA masterful sweep through the human odyssey,from the origin of our species to the making of the modern world,that answers the ultimate mystery: what accounts for the staggering inequality in the wealth of nations today Exquisite,eloquent and effortlessly erudite - if you liked Sapiens,you'll love thisAstounding in scope and insight,The Journey of Humanity provides a captivating and revelatory account of the deepest currents that have shaped human history,and the keys to the betterment of our speciesI am in awe of Oded Galor's attempts to explain inequality today as a consequence of such profound forces. A remarkable contribution to our understanding of this mammoth dilemmaA wonderfully clear-sighted perspective on progress,past and future,which is essential to tackling today's big challenges - potentially catastrophic climate change and inequalityBig Science at its best...Galor's erudition and creativity are remarkableAn engaging and optimistic answer to anyone who thinks that poverty and inequality will always be with usGalor's project is breathtakingly ambitiousA magisterial account of the evolution of human civilization from its prehistoric origins into the present day. It's a page-turner,a suspense-filled thriller full of surprises,mind-bending puzzles and profound insightsIn lucid,accessible prose,Galor ingeniously traces obscure influences over centuries...This engrossing history reveals that subtle causes can have astounding effectsA tour de force. This deeply argued book brilliantly weaves the threads of global economic history to deconstruct the rich tapestry that is the modern worldOne of the hottest books of the year aheadReading Oded Galor's upbeat book I...(was) taken aback by his imagination and verve... great sections of Galor's book are to be applauded... his optimism about humanity shines throughThe Journey of Humanity is a good summary of growth theories and is an elegantly written and accessible bookGalor argues that climate policy should not be restricted to cutting carbon but should also involve "pushing hard for gender equality,access to education and the availability of contraceptives,to drive forward the decline in fertility". India will do well to heed that adviceThe Journey of Humanity stretches from the emergence of Homo sapiens to the present day,and has a lot to say about the future,too. In just over 240 pages it covers our migration out of Africa,the development of agriculture,the Industrial Revolution and the phenomenal growth of the past two centuries. It takes in population change,the climate crisis and global inequality...There will be inevitable comparisons with Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens...If you need an evidence-based antidote to doomscrolling,here it is...Galor builds his case meticulously,always testing his assumptions against the evidence,and without the sense of agenda-pushing that accompanies other boosterish thinkers - the Steven Pinkers or Francis Fukuyamas of this worldIncredibly wide-ranging and detailed historical and even anthropological examination of the myriad factors that have brought success and failure to nations...Lively and learnedAn optimist's guide to the future...Oded Galor's'Sapiens'-like history of civilisation predicts a happy ending for humanityEnjoyable and intriguingAn antidote to doomscrollingA great historical frescoBreathtaking. A new SapiensAmbitious and deep...the product of genuine scholarship
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