Description
The second volume of a beautifully illustrated graphic history of humankind, based on Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. When nomadic Homo sapiens settled in one place, they began working harder and harder, but why did this not bring them a better life? In The Pillars of Civilisation, Harari and his companions, including Prof. Saraswati and Dr. Fiction, travel through human history to explore how the Agricultural Revolution changed society forever. The book examines how wheat took over the world, how war, famine, disease and inequality became part of the human condition, and why we may have only ourselves to blame. The origins of modern farming are presented through Elizabethan tragedy, the changing fortunes of domesticated plants and animals appear in the columns of the Daily Business News, and the history of inequality unfolds as a superhero detective story. This witty and colourful retelling can be read on its own or as a follow-up to Volume 1, The Birth of Humankind.
Information
Author: Harari Yuval Noah
Language: English
Publication date: October 28, 2021
Manufacturer: Folio, spol.s r.o.
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, Comics in english
Type: Hardcover book
Pages: 240
ISBN/EAN: 9781787333765