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

Hardcover • 2024 • English

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

By Stefanos Geroulanos

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An eminent historian tells the story of how we came to obsess over the origins of humanity - and how, for three centuries, ideas of prehistory have been used to justify devastating violence against others

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9781324091455

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2024

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English

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

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Hardcover

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