Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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Published Jan. 6, 2017

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978-94-004-0793-0
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Hebrew: קיצור תולדות האנושות, [Ḳitsur toldot ha-enoshut]) is a book by Yuval Noah Harari, first published in Hebrew in Israel in 2011 based on a series of lectures Harari taught at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and in English in 2015. The book, focusing on Homo sapiens, surveys the history of humankind, starting from the Stone Age and going up to the twenty-first century. The account is situated within a framework that intersects the natural sciences with the social sciences. The book has gathered mixed reviews. While it was positively received by the general public, scholars with relevant subject matter expertise have been very critical of its scientific and historical claims.

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Un libro sorprendente, fascinante y difícil de clasificar. A pesar de que el autor es historiador y de su título, no se trata de un libro de historia, en el sentido de que no cuenta de forma más o menos lineal ni exhaustiva la historia de la humanidad desde sus orígenes hasta la actualidad. En su lugar, se trata de una serie de historias, más o menos ordenadas cronológicamente y justificadas a través de numerosas referencias bibliográficas, que cuentan hechos pasados sobre aspectos aparentemente inconexos, como imperios, revoluciones, religiones, dinero... que se hilan y entretejen unos con otros. El resultado no permite reconstruir la historia de la humanidad (si es que hay una), sino que tiene la virtud de ordenar el pasado para comprender el presente y, muy especialmente, de cuestionarlo y dejar al lector pensando en posibles alternativas. El único motivo por el que no le pongo cinco estrellas …

Sapiens

Lots to think about... I loved some of it, and many of the ideas presented made me question my outlook of the world! He also, however, threw a few curved balls, and let myth sit as fact in places. One of my favourite stories from the book, the one about Buzz Aldrin and the Native American, looks to be a myth for example. Other sections just didn't come to much (the chapter on gender for example, although it was written 2011 and these debates develop quickly). It is interesting to see how the book has aged... sometimes well, sometimes not so much. Overall worth the read, and helpful for reflecting on these things.

Sapiens

Sapiens (2011, Harper) 4 stars

(Audiobook) I already knew a lot of the content but I enjoy having it from a new perspective with a variety of new anecdotes. At some points I distinctly felt like the author's biases were coming through--in fact at some points I really questioned his ideas--but otherwise an enjoyable and informative book.

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Loved the author's perspective, the way he built history with a refreshing detachment, as if seen from an alien. Some chapters were particularly fertile in making me think, such as the social constructs that drive us, the way we have instrumented dairy animals... Politics weren't deeply discussed but I guess that's fair, all things considered. I must point out I am not a regular history books reader either. It's more of a 4.5 rating.

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