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Plows, plagues, and petroleum : how humans took control of climate / William H. Ruddiman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ruddiman, W. F. (William F.), 1943-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatology.
- Climatic changes.
- Global temperature changes.
- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2005]
- Summary:
- Tackling the belief that humankind's active involvement in climate change really began with the industrial revolution, Ruddiman's provocative new book argues that humans have actually been changing the climate for some 8,000 years as a result of the earlier discovery of agriculture.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-196) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0691121648
- OCLC:
- 56924704
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