The Invisible History of the Human Ra..., Christine Kenneally
The Invisible History of the Human Ra..., Christine Kenneally
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The Invisible History of the Human Race
How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures

Author: Christine Kenneally

Narrator: Justine Eyre

Unabridged: 12 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/09/2014

Synopsis

We are doomed to repeat history if we fail to learn from it, but how are we affected by the forces that are invisible to us? In The Invisible History of the Human Race, Christine Kenneally draws on cutting-edge research to reveal how both historical artifacts and DNA tell us where we come from and where we may be going.



While some books explore our genetic inheritance and some popular television shows celebrate ancestry, this is the first book to explore how everything from DNA to emotions to names and the stories that form our lives are all part of our human legacy. Kenneally shows how trust is inherited in Africa, how silence is passed down in Tasmania, and how the history of nations is written in our DNA. From fateful ancient encounters to modern mass migrations and medical diagnoses, Kenneally explains how the forces that shaped the history of the world ultimately shape each human who inhabits it.

About Christine Kenneally

Christine Kenneally is an award-winning journalist and author who has written for the New Yorker, the New York Times, Slate, Time magazine, and other publications. She is the author of The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language, which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award. Christine lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Valeriu on April 05, 2023

Ca să vorbim franc, nu e chiar așa de secretă. ADN-ul nu ne spune aproape nimic despre trecutul îndepărtat, nu ne spune de ce boli vom muri și nu ne spune nici măcar dacă ne tragem din dacii liberi, din sciți sau de la Rîm. Și cu atît mai puțin nu ne spune ceva despre viitor. Mulți și-au făcut iluzi......more

Goodreads review by J.L. on December 08, 2018

What science (especially DNA) can tell us about who we are (and where we come from) has grown exponentially in the last few decades. DNA is only part of the story. How our personal history or family history (coded in DNA) intersects not only with a bigger history (migrations and such) but technologi......more

Goodreads review by Greg on October 01, 2014

I received this book as part of a Goodreads First Reads giveaway, and it was an interesting read on the impact of inheritance. Kenneally introduces a later chapter in the book with a fantastic Confucian quote that I think aptly describes the main thrust of the book: “By nature, men are nearly alike;......more

Goodreads review by David on October 10, 2014

Disclosure: I received this book free as a "First Read" from Goodreads. The words "history", "Human Race", and "DNA" in the title and subtitle mislead the potential reader. The book is really about personal identity and the discovery of ancestry. The author specifically mentions the scientific commun......more

Goodreads review by Doris on March 09, 2015

I would correct the title to reflect that this book is on the history and sociology of geneology and ancestry. I thought this book would be more about the science of DNA and maybe even epigenetics which I find fascinating. Apparently there are ancestral non-DNA markers passed down which affect behav......more

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