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Big history and the future of humanity / Fred Spier.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spier, Fred, 1952- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization--Philosophy.
- Civilization.
- History--Philosophy.
- History.
- World history--Philosophy.
- World history.
- Human evolution.
- Human ecology.
- Biocomplexity.
- Complexity (Philosophy).
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 336 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
- Summary:
- "Provides an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history that places human history within the context of the history of life, the Earth, and the universe"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction to big history
- General approach
- Cosmic evolution : the emergence of simple forms of complexity
- Our cosmic neighborhood : the emergence of greater complexity
- Life on the Earth : the widening range of complexity
- Early human history : the emergence of the greatest known complexity
- Recent human history : the development of the greatest known complexity
- Facing the future
- Appendix: A short time line of big history.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Spier, Fred, 1952- Big history and the future of humanity
- ISBN:
- 9781118881729
- 1118881729
- OCLC:
- 893895522
- Online:
- Cover image
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