Goliath's Curse - Why Societies Collapse and What it Means for Our Future

Luke Kemp is a research associate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge. He has a background in human geography, international relations and economics, all of which he tutored or lectured in at the Australian National University (ANU). His research has been covered by media outlets such as the New York Times, the BBC and the New Yorker.>

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A brilliant, utterly convincing account of the evolution of human society and why we are probably reaching humanity's end days Henry Marsh, author of DO NO HARM

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• Authors: Luke Kemp
• Publisher: Viking
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 17.07.2025
• EAN: 9780241741245
• ISBN: 978-0-241-74124-5
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Civilization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Social forecasting, future studies, General & world history, The environment, Social and cultural history, Sociology & anthropology, General and world history, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Sociology and anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies