The Fith Beginning
„In an eminently readable style, Kelly identifies four key pivot points in the six-million-year history of human development: the emergence of technology, culture, agriculture, and the state. In each example, the author examines the long-term processes that resulted in a definitive, no-turning-back change for the organization of society. Kelly then looks ahead, giving us evidence for what he calls a fifth beginning, one that started about AD 1500.“ – ucpress.edu
Magnificant Book
„The Fifth Beginning is not only eloquent and entertaining – some of the examples from pop culture and the author’s own experience are deliciously and unexpectedly relevant to the narrative – it is a work born of a broad and deep understanding of human prehistory that is rare in today’s highly specialised archaeological world.“ – world-archaeology.com
Optimistic Vision
„A thought-provoking book, rather short but to the point, by an archaeologist, Robert L. Kelly, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wyoming. Looking over 6 million years of human/hominin history, he points out the four key pivot points of that history and, looking ahead [...]“ – goodreads.com