One Planet People

Presents an overview of the evolution of human society. This book argues about 21st century being a crucially important and difficult transition for the human race. It tries to make a persuasive case that no time in the history of the planet has been more critical since the emergence of language, more than fifty thousand years ago. In this succinct overview of the evolution of human society, career diplomat Carl Coon argues that the 21st century will witness a crucially important and difficult transition for the human race. Blending the disciplines of anthropology and evolutionary psychology with the experience of over thirty years in the diplomatic corps, Coon makes a persuasive case that no time in the history of the planet has been more critical since the emergence of language, some fifty thousand years ago.