Homo deus : a brief history of tomorrow
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New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.
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Book
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449 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
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English
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"First published as The History of Tomorrow in Hebrew in Israel in 2015 by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir. Previously published in Great Britain in 2016 by Harville Secker, a division of Penguin Random House Group Ltd."--Title page verso.
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Translation of: ha-Hisṭoryah shel ha-maḥar. 2015.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-430) and index.
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"Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but, as Harari explains in his trademark style--thorough, yet riveting--famine, plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. For the first time ever, more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals put together. The average American is a thousand times more likely to die from binging at McDonald's than from being blown up by Al Qaeda. What then will replace famine, plague, and war at the top of the human agenda? As the self-made gods of planet earth, what destinies will we set ourselves, and which quests will we undertake? Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century-- from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution" --,provided by publisher.
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Translated into English from the Hebrew.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Harari, Y. N. (2017). Homo deus: a brief history of tomorrow (First U.S. edition.). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harari, Yuval N. 2017. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow. New York, NY: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harari, Yuval N. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow New York, NY: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Harari, Yuval N. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow First U.S. edition., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.
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