Maps of time : an introduction to big history / David Christian.

By:

Christian, David

Material type: Text

TextSeries: The California world history library ; 2Berkeley : University of California Press, 2003Description: xxii, 642 pages : illustrations., maps ; 24 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780520271449 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

901 CHR 23 008958

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Table of contents

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I THE INANIMATE UNIVERSE 1.The First 300,000 Years: Origins of the Universe, Time, and Space 2.Origins of the Galaxies and Stars: The Beginnings of Complexity 3.Origins and History of the Earth pt. II LIFE ON EARTH 4.The Origins of Life and the Theory of Evolution 5.The Evolution of Life and the Biosphere pt. III EARLY HUMAN HISTORY: MANY WORLDS 6.The Evolution of Humans 7.The Beginnings of Human History pt. IV THE HOLOCENE: FEW WORLDS 8.Intensification and the Origins of Agriculture 9.From Power over Nature to Power over People: Cities, States, and "Civilizations" 10.Long Trends in the Era of Agrarian "Civilizations" pt. V THE MODERN ERA: ONE WORLD 11.Approaching Modernity 12.Globalization, Commercialization, and Innovation 13.Birth of the Modern World 14.The Great Acceleration of the Twentieth Century pt. VI PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE 15.Futures.

Summary: An introduction to a new way of looking at history - from a perspective that stretches from the beginning of time to the present day - Maps of Time is world history on an unprecedented scale. Beginning with the Big Bang, David Christian views the interaction of the natural world with the more recent arrivals in flora and fauna, including human beings.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 563-594) and index.

Machine generated contents note:
pt. I THE INANIMATE UNIVERSE
1.The First 300,000 Years: Origins of the Universe, Time, and Space
2.Origins of the Galaxies and Stars: The Beginnings of Complexity
3.Origins and History of the Earth
pt. II LIFE ON EARTH
4.The Origins of Life and the Theory of Evolution
5.The Evolution of Life and the Biosphere
pt. III EARLY HUMAN HISTORY: MANY WORLDS
6.The Evolution of Humans
7.The Beginnings of Human History
pt. IV THE HOLOCENE: FEW WORLDS
8.Intensification and the Origins of Agriculture
9.From Power over Nature to Power over People: Cities, States, and "Civilizations"
10.Long Trends in the Era of Agrarian "Civilizations"
pt. V THE MODERN ERA: ONE WORLD
11.Approaching Modernity
12.Globalization, Commercialization, and Innovation
13.Birth of the Modern World
14.The Great Acceleration of the Twentieth Century
pt. VI PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE
15.Futures.

An introduction to a new way of looking at history - from a perspective that stretches from the beginning of time to the present day - Maps of Time is world history on an unprecedented scale. Beginning with the Big Bang, David Christian views the interaction of the natural world with the more recent arrivals in flora and fauna, including human beings.

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