Summary
The Soul: A History of the Human Mind
The Soul is a journey through the evolution of human self-awareness, tracing its roots from the first glimmers of consciousness to the enduring power of religion and political ideologies.
For millennia, the soul was perceived as a tangible entity, an intrinsic part of our being that transcended physical death, embarking on journeys to the afterlife. It was subject to salvation, damnation, even commodification.
But as the Enlighte…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143781349 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143781340 |
| Author: | Paul Ham |
| Publisher: | Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | William Heinemann Australia |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 800 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.10kg |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 164mm x 60mm |
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About The Author
Paul Ham
Paul Ham is the author of 12 books, including Passchendaele- Requiem for Doomed Youth (2016), 1914- The Year the World Ended (2013), Hiroshima Nagasaki (2011), Vietnam- The Australian War (2007) and Kokoda (2004). Passchendaele won the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction. Hiroshima Nagasaki was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for History and is being made into a 6-part TV series by an American-British-Australian production team. Vietnam won the New South Wales Premier’s Prize for Australian History and was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award (2008). Kokoda was shortlisted for the Walkley Award for Non-Fiction and the New South Wales Premier’s Prize for Non-Fiction. Sandakan- The Untold Story of the Sandakan Death Marches, was published in 2012 and was also shortlisted for the 2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for History. A former Sunday Times correspondent, with a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics, Paul lives in Paris and devotes his time to writing history and (when possible) to teaching Narrative History at Sciences Po, France’s preeminent tertiary school for the humanities.
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