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Peak Human: What We Can Learn from History's Greatest Civilisations
by Johan Norberg
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AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEARGolden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic Ancient Greece gave us democracy and the rule of the law; out of Abbasid Baghdad came algebra and modern medicine, ...
AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR
Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic Ancient Greece gave us democracy and the rule of the law; out of Abbasid Baghdad came algebra and modern medicine, and the Dutch Republic furnished us with Europe's greatest artistic movements. As such, each has unique lessons to teach us about the world we live in today. But, all previous golden ages have proven finite, whether through external pressures or internal fracturing.
In Peak Human, acclaimed historian Johan Norberg examines seven of humanity's greatest civilizations - ancient Athens, the Roman Republic, Abbasid Baghdad, Song China, Renaissance Italy, the Dutch Republic and the Anglosphere - and how do we ensure that our current golden age doesn't end?
Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic Ancient Greece gave us democracy and the rule of the law; out of Abbasid Baghdad came algebra and modern medicine, and the Dutch Republic furnished us with Europe's greatest artistic movements. As such, each has unique lessons to teach us about the world we live in today. But, all previous golden ages have proven finite, whether through external pressures or internal fracturing.
In Peak Human, acclaimed historian Johan Norberg examines seven of humanity's greatest civilizations - ancient Athens, the Roman Republic, Abbasid Baghdad, Song China, Renaissance Italy, the Dutch Republic and the Anglosphere - and how do we ensure that our current golden age doesn't end?
