Maps of Time An Introduction to Big History

Name: Maps of Time An Introduction to Big History
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ISBN: 9780520271449

ISBN-10: 0520271440

ISBN-13: 9780520271449

Edition: 2nd 2011

Authors: David Christian, William H. McNeill

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Book details

List price: $25.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 10/3/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 672
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.70" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English



List of Illustrations


List of Tables


Foreword


Acknowledgments


Preface to the 2011 Edition


Introduction: A Modern Creation Myth?



The Inanimate Universe



The First 300,000 Years: Origins of the Universe, Time, and Space



Origins of the Galaxies and Stars: The Beginnings of Complexity



Origins and History of the Earth



Life on Earth



The Origins of Life and the Theory of Evolution



The Evolution of Life and the Biosphere



Early Human History: Many Worlds



The Evolution of Humans



The Beginnings of Human History



The Holocene: Few Worlds



Intensification and the Origins of Agriculture



From Power over Nature to Power over People: Cities, States, and "Civilizations"



Long Trends in the Era of Agrarian "Civilizations"



The Modern Era: One World



Approaching Modernity



Globalization, Commercialization, and Innovation



Birth of the Modern World



The Great Acceleration of the Twentieth Century



Perspectives On The Future



Futures



Dating Techniques, Chronologies, and Timelines



Chaos and Order


Notes


Bibliography


Index