What are the origins of nationalism and why is it capable of arousing such intense emotions? In this major study, Azar Gat counters the prevailing fashionable theories according to which nations and nationalism are modern and contrived or 'invented'. He sweeps across history and around the globe to reveal that ethnicity has always been highly political and that nations and national states have existed since the beginning of statehood millennia ago. He traces the deep roots of ethnicity and nationalism in human nature, showing how culture fits into human evolution from as early as our aboriginal condition and, in conjunction with kinship, defines ethnicity and ethnic allegiances. From the rise of states and empires to the present day, this book sheds new light on the explosive nature of ethnicity and nationalism, as well as on their more liberating and altruistic roles in forging identity and solidarity.

A groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoundly changed our understanding of human history.
Geneticists like David Reich have made astounding advances in the field of genomics, which is proving to be as important as archeology, linguistics, and written records as a means to understand our ancestry.
In Who We Are and How We Got Here, Reich allows readers to discover how the human genome provides not only all the information a human embryo needs to develop but also the hidden story of our species. Reich delves into how the genomic revolution is transforming our understanding of modern humans and how DNA studies reveal deep inequalities among different populations, between the sexes, and among individuals. Provocatively, Reich’s book suggests that there might very well be biological differences among human populations but that these differences are unlikely to conform to common stereotypes.
Drawing upon revolutionary findings and unparalleled scientific studies, Who We Are and How We Got Here is a captivating glimpse into humankind—where we came from and what that says about our lives today.

魔鬼的律师：为迷信辩护，ISBN：9787506000543，作者：（英）J.G.弗雷泽（Jamer George Frazer）著；阎云祥，龚小夏译

2015年《新周刊》年度新锐图书作者
大象公会重要作者和外脑
辉格作品
《群居的艺术》
（人类作为一种物种的生存策略）
编辑推荐：
1.我们身处其中的社会是如何组织起来的，是哪些元素在维系着它？
2.人类作为一种物种的生存策略有哪些？
3.这绝对是一本涨知识的书：作者辉格长期紧密跟踪海外主流人类学、进化心理学、社会学、历史学、经济学等最新进展，也是大象公会的重要作者和外脑。
内容提要：
人类之强大，端赖于我们身披着一套厚重的文化铠甲，每副铠甲都是为适应特定生态位而特制的，当个人离开他熟悉的自然或社会环境时，这套铠甲就很大程度上作废了，甚至成为累赘，此时他就变得异常脆弱无助，就像一只丢失了海螺壳的寄居蟹，拖着柔软腹部蹒跚于沙滩，随时可能被海鸥吃掉。
这套铠甲不仅包括针对特定自然环境的生存技能，也包括有关如何处理人际关系的社会技能和社会规范，以及为自己提供安全保障的社会资本（家人、亲属、朋友、宗族、师傅、恩主、盟友等），前者同样是文化特异的，后者则专属于个人或家族，离开这些，个人将完全丧失安全感。