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Book Summary
The epic story and ultimate big history of how human society evolved from
intimate chimp communities into the sprawling civilizations of a
world-dominating species If a chimpanzee ventures into the territory of a
different group, it will almost certainly be killed. But a New Yorker can fly to
Los Angeles--or Borneo--with very little fear. Psychologists have done little to
explain this: for years, they have held that our biology puts a hard upper
limit--about 150 people--on the size of our social groups. But human societies
are in fact vastly larger. How do we manage--by and large--to get along with
each other?
In this paradigm-shattering book, biologist
ISBN-13
9780465055685
Language
English
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Basic Books
Publishing Date
2019-04-16
Product Edition
1
Human Swarm : How Our Societies Arise Thrive & Fall
The epic story and ultimate big history of how human society evolved from
intimate chimp communities into the sprawling civilizations of a
world-dominating species If a chimpanzee ventures into the territory of a
different group, it will almost certainly be killed. But a New Yorker can fly to
Los Angeles--or Borneo--with very little fear. Psychologists have done little to
explain this: for years, they have held that our biology puts a hard upper
limit--about 150 people--on the size of our social groups. But human societies
are in fact vastly larger. How do we manage--by and large--to get along with
each other?
In this paradigm-shattering book, biologist