Peak Human: What We Can Learn from History's Greatest Civilizations

Peak Human: What We Can Learn from History's Greatest Civilizations - Paperback

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Peak Human: What We Can Learn from History's Greatest Civilizations - Paperback

Peak Human: What We Can Learn from History's Greatest Civilizations - Paperback

by Johan Norberg
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Book Overview

"Could a history book be more timely?" --The Economist

"Norberg is a prophet of anti-pessimism." --The Guardian

Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth: Ancient Greece gave us democracy and the rule of the law; out of Abbasid Baghdad came algebra and modern medicine, and the Dutch Republic furnished us with Europe's greatest artistic movements. As such, each has unique lessons to teach us about the world we live in today. But all previous golden ages have proven finite, whether through external pressures or internal fracturing.

In Peak Human, acclaimed historian Johan Norberg examines seven of humanity's greatest civilizations - ancient Athens, the Roman Republic, Abbasid Baghdad, Song China, Renaissance Italy, the Dutch Republic and the Anglosphere - and asks: how do we ensure that our current golden age doesn't end?
ISBN9781805463870
Author Johan Norberg
PublisherAtlantic Books (UK)
GenreHistory and Business
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages400
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Johan Norberg

Johan Norberg is a historian, lecturer and commentator. He is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington DC and his books have been translated into forty languages. His books include The Capitalist Manifesto, the international bestseller Progress and Open, which was an Economist book of the year. Norberg regularly writes for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Reason and HuffPost.

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