Origins : how the earth made us / Lewis Dartnell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dartnell, Lewis, author.

Contributor:

Beverly Bennett Rutstein CW'50 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human evolution.

Human beings--Origin.

Human beings.

Human beings--Effect of environment on--History.

Human beings--Effect of environment on.

History.

Physical Description:

346 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London : The Bodley Head, 2018.

Summary:

When we talk about human history, we focus on great leaders, mass migration and decisive wars. But how has the Earth itself determined our destiny? How has our planet made us? As a species we are shaped by our environment. Geological forces drove our evolution in East Africa; mountainous terrain led to the development of democracy in Greece; and today voting behaviour in the United States follows the bed of an ancient sea. The human story is the story of these forces, from plate tectonics and climate change, to atmospheric circulation and ocean currents.How are the Himalayas linked to the orbit of the Earth, and to the formation of the British Isles? By taking us billions of years into our planet?s past, Professor Lewis Dartnell tells us the ultimate origin story. When we reach the point where history becomes science we see a vast web of connections that underwrites our modern world and helps us face the challenges of the future.From the cultivation of the first crops to the founding of modern states, Origins reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilizations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Beverly Bennett Rutstein CW'50 Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781847924353

1847924352

9781847924360

1847924360

OCLC:

1065072315

Publisher Number:

99979926232