01598nam a22002177a 4500008004100000020001800041041000800059082001900067084000700086100001900093245009100112260003700203520092400240653001801164653001801182653001701200653001201217942000701229999001901236952012501255260223b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781805463870  aeng  223a909bNOR/P  2CC  aNorberg, Johan  aPeak Human :bwhat we can learn from the rise and fall of golden ages /cJohan Norberg  aLondon :bAtlantic Books,c2025.  a"Could a history book be more timely?' Economist 'Norberg is a prophet of anti-pessimism' Guardian Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth: Ancient Greece gave us democracy and the rule of the law; out of Abbasid Baghdad came algebra and modern medicine, and the Dutch Republic furnished us with Europe's greatest artistic movements. As such, each has unique lessons to teach us about the world we live in today. But, all previous golden ages have proven finite, whether through external pressures or internal fracturing. In Peak Human, acclaimed historian Johan Norberg examines seven of humanity's greatest civilizations - ancient Athens, the Roman Republic, Abbasid Baghdad, Song China, Renaissance Italy, the Dutch Republic and the Anglosphere - and asks: how do we ensure that our current golden age doesn't end?"  aWorld history  aHuman history  aCivilization  aHistory  cBK  c350480d350480  001040708ENGaLIBbLIBd2026-02-23l2o909 NOR/Pp520987q2026-08-16r2026-07-17s2026-07-17v1099.00w2026-02-23yBK