‘Never dewy-eyed, wistful or naive, Rutger Bregman makes a wholly robust and convincing case for believing - despite so much apparent evidence to the contrary - that we are not the savage, irredeemably greedy, violent and rapacious species we can be led into thinking ourselves to be. Hugely, highly and happily recommended' 
Stephen Fry

‘Rutger Bregman’s extraordinary new book is a revelation … Humankind is masterful in its grasp of history, both ancient and modern … We need it now more than ever’
Susan Cain, author of Quiet

'Cynicism is a theory of everything, but, as Rutger Bregman brilliantly shows, an elective one. This necessary book widens the aperture of possibility for a better future, and radically'
David Wallace-Wells, author of The Uninhabitable Earth'

This is a wonderful and uplifting book. I not only want all my friends and relations to read it, but everyone else as well. It is an essential part of the campaign for a better world’

Richard Wilkinson, author of The Spirit Level

‘Bregman is out on his own, thinking for himself, using history to give the rest of us a chance to build a much better future than we can presently imagine’
Timothy Snyder, Holocaust historian and author of On Tyranny

'A devastating demolition of the misanthrope’s mantra. A beacon of hope for a frighted world'
Professor Danny Dorling, author of Inequality and the 1%

'Humankind provides the philosophical and historical backbone to give us the confidence to collaborate, be kind and trust each other to create a better society' Mariana Mazzucato, Professor in Economics at UCL and author of The Value of Everything

‘A fantastic read … Good fun, fresh and a page-turner’ James Rebanks, author of The Shepherd’s Life

'This book must be read by as many people as possible – only when people change their view of human nature will they begin to believe in the possibility of building a better world’

Grace Blakeley  

'Every revolution in human affairs - and we're in one right now - comes in tandem with a new understanding of what we mean by the word "human". Rutger Bregman has succeeded in reawakening that conversation by articulating a kinder view of humanity (with better science behind it). This book gives us some real hope for the future'
Brian Eno