The Journey of Humanity

And the Keys to Human Progress

Oded Galor

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Vintage
08 August 2023

Social & cultural history; Archaeology; Economics & Business; Human geography; Economic geography

A breathtakingly original scientific masterpiece that reveals the underlying forces that have shaped human history

The stunning advances that have transformed human experience in recent centuries are no accident of history - they are the result of universal and timeless forces, operating since the dawn of our species. Drawing on a lifetime's scientific investigation, Oded Galor's ground-breaking new vision identifies these keys to human progress, overturning a host of long-held assumptions and revealing the deeper causes that have shaped the journey of humanity-

- Education rather than industrialisation - Family size and gender equality as much as inventions and technology - Geography and diversity rather than wars, disease and famine

By: Oded Galor
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 213g
ISBN: 9781529115116
ISBN 10: 1529115116
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 08 August 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Oded Galor is Herbert H. Goldberger Professor of Economics at Brown University and the founding thinker behind Unified Growth Theory, which seeks to uncover the fundamental causes of development, prosperity and inequality over the entire span of human history. He has shared the insights of his lifetime's work in this field at some of the most prestigious lectures around the globe and has now distilled those discoveries into The Journey of Humanity, which is being published in twenty-eight languages worldwide.

Reviews for The Journey of Humanity: And the Keys to Human Progress

There will be inevitable comparisons with Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens ... If you need an evidence-based antidote to doomscrolling, here it is * Guardian * A wildly ambitious attempt to do for economics what Newton, Darwin or Einstein did for their fields: develop a theory that explains almost everything ... an inspiring, readable, jargon-free and almost impossibly erudite masterwork, the boldest possible attempt to write the economic history of humanity -- Simon Kuper * New Statesman * Journey of Humanity... is only 300 pages long, which considering it covers thousands of years of global history... is surprisingly concise. Its breadth and ambition are reminiscent of Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel...and Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens -- John Gapper * Financial Times * Unparalleled in its scope and ambition ... All readers will learn something, and many will find the book fascinating -- James Kwak * Washington Post * Deeply rewarding and fascinating -- Jay Elwes * Spectator *