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The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins

Stefanos Geroulanos

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Description:Books about the origins of humanity dominate bestseller lists, while major newspapers present breathless accounts of new archaeological findings and speculation about what those findings might tell us about ourselves. We are obsessed with prehistory—and, in this respect, our current era is no different from any other in the last three hundred years. In this coruscating history of prehistory, Stefanos Geroulanos moves from Rousseau’s “state of nature” and Romantic notions of virtuous German barbarians to theories about Neanderthals, killer apes, and a matriarchal paradise where women ruled. Yet as he shows, such ideas became, for the most part, the ideological foundations of repressive regimes and globe-spanning empires. Accounts of prehistory tell us more about the moment when they are proposed than about the deep past, Geroulanos argues—and if we hope to start improving our future, we would be better off setting aside the search for how it all started.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins. To get started finding The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Books about the origins of humanity dominate bestseller lists, while major newspapers present breathless accounts of new archaeological findings and speculation about what those findings might tell us about ourselves. We are obsessed with prehistory—and, in this respect, our current era is no different from any other in the last three hundred years. In this coruscating history of prehistory, Stefanos Geroulanos moves from Rousseau’s “state of nature” and Romantic notions of virtuous German barbarians to theories about Neanderthals, killer apes, and a matriarchal paradise where women ruled. Yet as he shows, such ideas became, for the most part, the ideological foundations of repressive regimes and globe-spanning empires. Accounts of prehistory tell us more about the moment when they are proposed than about the deep past, Geroulanos argues—and if we hope to start improving our future, we would be better off setting aside the search for how it all started.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins. To get started finding The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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