Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Sapiens:
A Brief History of Humankind
	First edition (Hebrew)
Author	Yuval Noah Harari
Original title	קיצור תולדות האנושות
Language	Hebrew (2011); English (2014)
Subject	History, social philosophy
Genre	Nonfiction
Publisher	Dvir Publishing House Ltd. (Israel); Random House; Harper
Publication date	2011
Publication place	Israel
Pages	443
ISBN	978-0062316097
Followed by	Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Hebrew: קיצור תולדות האנושות, Qitzur Toldot ha-Enoshut) is a book by Yuval Noah Harari, based on a series of lectures he taught at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It was first published in Hebrew in Israel in 2011, and in English in 2014.^[1]^[2] The book focuses on Homo sapiens, and surveys the history of humankind, starting from the Stone Age and going up to the 21st century. The account is situated within a framework that intersects the natural sciences with the social sciences.

^ Strawson, Galen (11 September 2014). "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^ Payne, Tom (26 September 2014). "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, review: 'urgent questions'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 October 2014.