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Sapiens, a graphic history, creation and co-writing, Yuval Noah Harari ; adaptation and co-writing, David Vandermeulen ; adaptation and illustration, Daniel Casanave ; colors, Claire Champion ; translation and editing, Adriana Hunter, Volume two

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Sapiens, a graphic history, creation and co-writing, Yuval Noah Harari ; adaptation and co-writing, David Vandermeulen ; adaptation and illustration, Daniel Casanave ; colors, Claire Champion ; translation and editing, Adriana Hunter, Volume two
Language
eng
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Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Sapiens
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels
Oclc number
1268272382
Responsibility statement
creation and co-writing, Yuval Noah Harari ; adaptation and co-writing, David Vandermeulen ; adaptation and illustration, Daniel Casanave ; colors, Claire Champion ; translation and editing, Adriana Hunter
Sub title
a graphic history
Summary
"In the second volume of Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari explores the a crucial chapter in human development: the Agricultural Revolution. This is 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. 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, and the story of urbanization is told as a travel brochure offering discount journeys to ancient Babylon and China; and the history of inequality unfolds"--Page [2] of cover
resource.variantTitle
Sapiens, a graphic history, The pillars of civilizationSapiens, the pillars of civilizationPillars of civilization
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