Sapiens : a graphic history. Volume two, The pillars of civilization
Harari, Yuval N.2021
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Volume II of Sapiens A Graphic History tells the story of how wheat took over the world; how an unlikely marriage between a god and a bureaucrat created the first empires; and how war, famine, disease and inequality became a part of the human condition. Sound sombre? Not with this cast of entertaining characters, returning from Volume I to explore the Agricultural Revolution. Yuval, Zoe, Prof. Saraswati, Cindy and Bill (turned farmers), Detective Lopez, and Dr. Fiction - are all back to travel the length and breadth of human history. The cunning Mephisto shows them how to entrap humans, King Hammurabi lays down the law, and Confucius explains harmonious society. With guest appearances by Thomas Jefferson, Scarlet O'Hara and Ruth Bader Ginzburg. And there's plenty more genre-bending to enjoy in this book. The origins of modern farming are introduced through Elizabethan tragedy, the changing fortunes of domesticated plants and animals are tracked in the columns of the Daily Business News, the story of urbanization is told as a travel brochure offering discount journeys to ancient Babylon and China, while the history of inequality is scouted out in a superhero detective story. This graphic series is a radical, witty and colourful retelling of the story of humankind, adapted from the international bestseller Sapiens- A Brief History of Humankind, which has sold 18.5 Million copies in 60 languages worldwide. Volume II can be read as a standalone book or as a follow-up to Volume I, and is designed to captivate adults and young adults who don't usually engage with science and history. If you want to know why we are all trapped inside the dreams of dead people - this is your ideal reader.
Main title:
Sapiens : a graphic history. Volume two, The pillars of civilization / Yuval Noah Harari ; David Vandermeulen, Daniel Casanave.
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Imprint:
London : Jonathan Cape, 2021.©2021
Collation:
252 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.
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Graphic novel adaptation of Sapiens: a brief history of humankind by Yuval N. Harari."First published in Hebrew in 2011 by Kinneret, Zmora-Bitan, Dvir."--Title page verso.Translated from the French (original work in Hebrew).
ISBN:
9781787333765 (hbk)9781787333765
Dewey class:
599.90222
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EnglishFrenchHebrew
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BRN:
516619
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Teen Graphic Novel | T HAR | Onloan - Due: 20 Aug 2024 |