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INHERITANCE - HARVEY WHITEHOUSE TASCHENBUCH

The ancient inheritance that made us who we are. The ancient inheritance that is now driving us
to ruin. Each of us is endowed with an inheritance - a set of evolved biases and cultural tools
that shape every facet of our behavior. For countless generations  this inheritance has taken
us to ever greater heights  driving the rise of more sophisticated technologies  more organised
religions  more expansive empires. But now  for the first time  it is failing us. We find
ourselves careering toward a future of unprecedented political polarisation  deadlier wars and
environmental destruction. In Inheritance  renowned anthropologist Harvey Whitehouse offers a
sweeping account of how our evolved biases have shaped humanity's past and imperil its future.
Unveiling a pioneering new way of viewing our collective history - one that weaves together
psychological experiments  on-the-ground fieldwork and big data - Harvey Whitehouse introduces
three biases that shape human behaviour everywhere: conformism  religiosity  and tribalism.
These biases  he shows  have catalysed the greatest transformations in human history  from the
birth of agriculture and arrival of the first kings to the rise and fall of human sacrifice and
creation of multiethnic empires. Yet today  they are driving us to ruin. Taking us deep into
New Guinea tribes  Libyan militias and predatory ad agencies  Whitehouse reveals how the tools
we once used to manage our biases are breaking down  with devastating implications for us all.
By uncovering how human nature has shaped our collective history  Inheritance reveals a
surprising new path to solving our most urgent modern problems. The result is a powerful
reappraisal of the human journey  one that transforms our understanding of who we are  and who
we could be.

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