{"product_id":"2940170089512","title":"The Human Swarm: How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe epic story and ultimate big history of how human society evolved from intimate chimp communities into the sprawling civilizations of a world-dominating species\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf a chimpanzee ventures into the territory of a different group, it will almost certainly be killed. But a New Yorker can fly to Los Angeles amp;mdash; or Borneo amp;mdash; with very little fear. Psychologists have done little to explain this: for years, they have held that our biology puts a hard upper limit amp;mdash; about 150 people amp;mdash; on the size of our social groups. But human societies are in fact vastly larger. How do we manage amp;mdash; by and large amp;mdash; to get along with each other?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this paradigm-shattering audiobook, biologist Mark W. Moffett draws on findings in psychology, sociology, and anthropology to explain the social adaptations that bind societies. He explores how the tension between identity and anonymity defines how societies develop, function, and fail. Surpassing Guns, Germs, and Steel and Sapiens, \u003ci\u003eThe Human Swarm\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how mankind created sprawling civilizations of unrivaled complexity amp;mdash; and what it will take to sustain them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104803078384,"sku":"2940170089512","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170089512_p0.jpg?v=1763701499","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170089512","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}