Big History: From the Big Bang to the Present

Cynthia Stokes Brown

ISBN 10: 1595581960 / ISBN 13: 9781595581969

Edité par New Press, The, 2007

Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G1595581960I3N10

Synopsis :

An epic for our time, Big History begins when the universe is no more than a single point the size of an atom, squeezed together in unimaginable density, and ends with a 21st century planet inhabited by 6.1 billion people. It's a story that takes in prehistoric geology, human evolution, the agrarian age, the Black Death, the voyages of Columbus, the industrial revolution, and global warming; it represents a new kind of history, one which skillfully interweaves historical knowledge and cutting-edge science.

Présentation de l'éditeur: Big History tells the story of the universe, from the beginning to now, by interweaving the fields of biology, geology and anthropology to offer an all-encompassing account of Earth's history. Flowing seamlessly from the birth of the universe to life on a planet inhabited by billions of people, this is a mind altering account of the fate of the Earth and of our role in this ongoing story. Featuring Cynthia Stokes Brown's paradigm-shifting movement, Big History is a seminal work written for academics, students and the layperson alike.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Big History: From the Big Bang to the Present
Éditeur : New Press, The
Date d'édition : 2007
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket