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Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction

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Shortlisted for the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize 2025

“A vital and important book.” — David Olusoga

From award-winning historian of race, science, and empire Sadiah Qureshi comes a groundbreaking and deeply moving history of extinction — as a scientific idea, an imperial legacy, and a political choice.

Anyone alive today belongs to a tiny fraction of all who have ever lived: more than 90% of species that once existed are now extinct. How did we come to see ourselves as survivor...