Résultats pour "The Stone Age" dans Sciences sociales

Journey back to a time shrouded in mystery, long before the dawn of recorded history. This captivating tale explores the lives and struggles of our prehistoric ancestors, painting a vivid picture of their world. (Summary from the text)

Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace and stability return. The Great Leveler is the first book to chart the crucial role of violent shocks in reducing inequality over the full sweep of human history around the world.

In Sons of Cain - a book that fills the gap between dry academic studies and sensationalized true crime - investigative historian Peter Vronsky examines our understanding of serial killing from its prehistoric anthropological evolutionary dimensions in the pre-civilization era (c. 15,000 BC) to today. Delving further back into human history and deeper into the human psyche than Serial Killers - Vronsky's 2004 book, which has been called "the definitive history of the phenomenon of serial murder" - he focuses strictly on sexual serial killers.

Welcome to Stone Soup, the podcast where Age UK Camden brings you some of the vibrant and inspiring stories from the heart of Camden. We delve into the lives of our community members, highlighting experiences in work, trusteeship, history, and cherished memories of the borough. Stone Soup celebrates just a few of the remarkable individuals who contribute to the rich tapestry of Camden. Through their stories, we hope to foster a deeper connection within our communities and showcase the incredible impact that comes from sharing and working together. To find out more about Age UK Camden and the ...

Half the world's population speaks a language that has evolved from a single prehistoric mother tongue. First spoken in Stone Age times on the steppes of central Eurasia 6,500 years ago, this mother tongue spread from the shores of the Black Sea across almost all of Europe and much of Asia. It is the genetic basis of everything we speak and write today - the DNA of language.