One Planet, One People: Beyond "Us vs. Them"

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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.

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The son of noted anthropologist Carleton S. Coon, upon graduation from Harvard University Carl Coon joined the US Foreign Service and spent the next thirty-six years as a diplomat, during which time he lived and worked in many lands and cultures. He was ambassador to Nepal from 1981 to 1984. Since then he has traveled widely and continued his studies. He is the author of CULTURE WARS AND THE GLOBAL VILLAGE and numerous articles and essays.