Jonathan Kennedy
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Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
294 pages : 8 pages of unnumbered plates, illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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"A sweeping look at how the major transformations in history--from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth of capitalism--have been shaped not by humans but by germs. According to the accepted narrative of progress, humans have thrived thanks to their brains and brawn, collectively bending the arc of history. But in this revelatory book, professor Jonathan Kennedy argues that the myth of human exceptionalism overstates the role that we play in social...