The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins by Stefanos Geroulanos

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

Stefanos Geroulanos

512 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

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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.Books about the origins of humanity dominat...

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