Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind-人类简史：从动物到上帝

作者：Yuval Noah Harari

书名：Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind《人类简史：从动物到上帝》

中文简介：《人类简史：从动物到上帝》（英语：Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind‬‎）由以色列历史学家尤瓦尔·赫拉利所著，于2011年出版。作者讲述了人类从石器时代至21世纪的演化与发展史，并将人类历史分为四个阶段：认知革命、农业革命、人类的融合统一与科学革命。该书深受贾德·戴蒙的《枪炮、病菌与钢铁》影响。

英文简介：From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.”

One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one—homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us?

Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas.

Dr. Harari also compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past four billion years. We are acquiring the ability to design not only the world around us, but also ourselves. Where is this leading us, and what do we want to become?