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Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman (Hardcover, 2020)
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THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year 'Hugely, highly and happily recommended' Stephen Fry 'You should read Humankind. You'll learn a lot (I did) and you'll have good reason to feel better about the human race' Tim Harford 'The book we need right now' Daily Telegraph 'Made me see humanity from a fresh perspective' Yuval Noah Harari It's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. Human beings, we're taught, are by nature selfish and governed by self-interest. Humankind makes a new argument: that it is realistic, as well as revolutionary, to assume that people are good. The instinct to cooperate rather than compete, trust rather than distrust, has an evolutionary basis going right back to the beginning of Homo sapiens. By thinking the worst of others, we bring out the worst in our politics and economics too. In this major book, internationally bestselling author Rutger Bregman takes some of the world's most famous studies and events and reframes them, providing a new perspective on the last 200,000 years of human history. From the real-life Lord of the Flies to the Blitz, a Siberian fox farm to an infamous New York murder, Stanley Milgram's Yale shock machine to the Stanford prison experiment, Bregman shows how believing in human kindness and altruism can be a new way to think - and act as the foundation for achieving true change in our society. It is time for a new view of human nature.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781408898932
eBay Product ID (ePID)18046713937
Product Key Features
Book TitleHumankind: a Hopeful History
AuthorRutger Bregman
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicEconomics, Government, Psychology, Popular Philosophy
Publication Year2020
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages496 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height234mm
Item Width153mm
Item Weight878g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorRutger Bregman
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 24 Dec, 2020
Beautiful
I loved this book. It contains many great stories and, as the title indicates, it is full of hope.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 14 Aug, 2024
We are a beautiful species
With al the troubles in the UK at the moment, it is good to remind myself that we are a beautiful species.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Jul, 2020
humankind
well written and an uplifting view of the human raceVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 13 Jan, 2021
Accurate as it is optimistic.
Fascinating insight by one of the foremost, forward thinking historians.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 24 Jun, 2020
Page turner
A great readVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 07 Jun, 2024
All good, thank you
All good, thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 May, 2024
Fab!
Fab!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
