The invention of yesterday: a 50,000-year history of human culture, conflict, and connection
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New York : PublicAffairs, 2019.
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vi, 436 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"A sweeping global human history that describes the separate beginnings of the world's major civilizations and cultural movements -- Confuscianism, Islam, Judeo-Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and Nomadism -- and the dramatic, sometimes ruinous, sometimes transformative effects of their ever closer intertwinement that has brought us to where we are today"--
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First edition.
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English
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9781610397964
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-418) and index.
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"A sweeping global human history that describes the separate beginnings of the world's major civilizations and cultural movements -- Confuscianism, Islam, Judeo-Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and Nomadism -- and the dramatic, sometimes ruinous, sometimes transformative effects of their ever closer intertwinement that has brought us to where we are today"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Ansary, M. T. (2019). The invention of yesterday: a 50,000-year history of human culture, conflict, and connection. First edition. New York, PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ansary, Mir Tamim. 2019. The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-year History of Human Culture, Conflict, and Connection. New York, PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ansary, Mir Tamim, The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-year History of Human Culture, Conflict, and Connection. New York, PublicAffairs, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ansary, Mir Tamim. The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-year History of Human Culture, Conflict, and Connection. First edition. New York, PublicAffairs, 2019.
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