Publisher's Synopsis
University Press returns with another short and captivating book - a brief history of humans.
Ever since modern humans migrated out of Africa 70,000 years ago, they mated with Neanderthals, used tools, harnessed fire, developed language, enjoyed art, became farmers, got religious, fought wars, learned to write, recorded history, built empires, assembled structures, discovered continents, shaped economics, waxed philosophical, challenged authority, invented machines, mass produced, conquered diseases, split the atom, shrank the world, and conquered space.
From the Neolithic Revolution, to the Industrial Revolution, to the Green Revolution, to the Digital Revolution, humans have used their big brains to make tools, solve problems, destroy life, preserve life, and wonder about our future.
This short book peels back the veil and provides a brief glimpse into the gut-wrenching, heart-warming, shame-inducing, awe-inspiring history of our unique species - a glimpse that you can read in about an hour.
