The Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures
โ Scribed by Kenneally, Christine
- Book ID
- 108608193
- Publisher
- Penguin Group US
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 491 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
How biology, psychology, and history shape us as individuals
We are doomed to repeat history if we fail to learn from it, but how are we affected by the forces that are invisible to us? In The Invisible History of the Human Race
Christine Kenneally draws on cutting-edge research to reveal how both historical artifacts and DNA tell us where we come from and where we may be going. While some
books explore our genetic inheritance and popular television shows celebrate ancestry, this is the first book to explore how everything from DNA to emotions to names
and the stories that form our lives are all part of our human legacy. Kenneally shows how trust is inherited in Africa, silence is passed down in Tasmania, and how the
history of nations is written in our DNA. From fateful, ancient encounters to modern mass migrations and medical diagnoses, Kenneally explains how the forces that
shaped the history of the world ultimately shape each human...
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