Making of the World
Sapiens' Journey From Wilderness to Civilization
by Mahbub H. Khan

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This book is “a strong summary of world history and social evolution” (Timothy Earle, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Northwestern University, USA). Humanity was once divided into thousands of small nomadic groups, hardly knowing each other. Each lived inside its bubble of myths and beliefs. The notion of one single global community, related by a common origin and similar aspirations—the world—began to evolve along with the founding of early civilizations. Curiously, that story is less well-known compared to the awareness about biological evolution. If you have wondered what led to the establishment of advanced societies in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, Central America, and the Andean Highlands, this book is for you. “Your work reflects the thought process of an anthropologist, resonates with the rigorous research of a historian, and at the same time, its narratives mirror the captivity of a storyteller, bringing history and progression alive, reorienting our maps and minds”. Iftekhar Hasan, University Professor, Fordham University, New York City. “You have produced a tour de force; it is very well-read, is ambitious, and you deliver a big and persuasive story.” Tirthankar Roy, Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science

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"I have greatly enjoyed reading your manuscript and believe that it is a strong summary of world history and social evolution, surely deserving to be published. I am impressed, especially by the comprehensiveness and clarity of the scope and accessibility of your writing. You have admirably read, understood, and communicated the breadth of the issues and literature. Well done.” —Timothy Earle, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, at Northwestern University, IL, USA "It is a well-crafted and comprehensible manuscript with significant and intriguing chronicles of societies, civilizations, regions, and cultures, with sound echoes of literary quest and insights. I found the book to be engrossing. It elucidates the relationship between myth and truth, the past and the present, weaving threads of humanities and science. "Your work reflects the thought process of an anthropologist, resonates with the rigorous research of a historian, and at the same time, its narratives mirror the captivity of a storyteller, bringing history and progression alive, reorienting our maps and minds. I wish you success in publishing the manuscript, which will be well received by the intellectual community and general audiences alike." —Iftekhar Hasan, University Professor, Fordham University, New York City. "I admire Mahbub Khan for taking on such a daunting project and for making his efforts available to a non-academic audience." —Richard Blanton, Professor Emeritus Department of Anthropology Purdue University, Indiana, USA “You have produced a tour de force; it is very well-read, is ambitious, and you deliver a big and persuasive story.” —Tirthankar Roy, Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science "It was a delight reading your manuscript, and I believe it is a comprehensive description of the various elements that directed the evolution of our civilization. It is worth reading becauseit is well-written and is a compelling narrative of our evolution from nomadic tribes to a global society." —A. M.M. Jamal, Retired Professor, College of Business, Southeastern Louisiana University

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Born and raised in a traditional society—Bangladesh, educated in his home country and the United Kingdom, and now living in Canada, Mahbub Khan views his life experience as anthropological fieldwork on social transformation. He witnessed, in the country of his birth, rapid population growth, diversification of the economy, strengthening of the state, and shift in social values and people’s ideological orientation—the phenomena that also happened in early civilizations. This experience led him to study academic literature for over a decade out of a passion for understanding the process of social evolution. Now retired, Mahbub Khan lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He can be reached on X (Twitter) @mahbub_hk.

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