{"product_id":"the-human-swarm-how-our-societies-arise-thrive-and-fall","title":"The Human Swarm: How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall","description":"The epic story, ultimate big history, and \"remarkable intellectual achievement\" (Quarterly Review of Biology) describing how human society evolved from intimate chimp communities into the sprawling civilizations of a world-dominating species\n\nIf a chimpanzee ventures into the territory of a different group, it will almost certainly be killed. But a New Yorker can fly to Los Angeles--or Borneo--with very little fear. Psychologists have done little to explain this: for years, they have held that our biology puts a hard upper limit--about 150 people--on the size of our social groups. But human societies are in fact vastly larger. How do we manage--by and large--to get along with each other?\n\nIn this paradigm-shattering book, biologist Mark W. Moffett draws on findings in psychology, sociology and anthropology to explain the social adaptations that bind societies. He explores how the tension between identity and anonymity defines how societies develop, function, and fail. Surpassing Guns, Germs, and Steel and Sapiens, The Human Swarm reveals how mankind created sprawling civilizations of unrivaled complexity--and what it will take to sustain them.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0465055680\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0465055680.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Moffett, Mark W.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41605512757306,"sku":"DBV.0465055680.G","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0465055680-0.jpg?v=1787285071","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-human-swarm-how-our-societies-arise-thrive-and-fall","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}