The punctuated evolution of civilisations : how climate pulsations shaped history / Tingguang Ma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ma, Tingguang, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climate and civilization.

Climatic changes--Social aspects.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (473 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

Investigating societal responses toward climate pulsations, this book explores environmental challenges through a timeframe of climate pulsations and response patterns in different civilizations. This "societal-climate-society" approach helps to establish the relationship between climate and civilization. It argues that history is a collection of repeated decisions toward challenges in different climate cycles. As an application of Darwinian evolutionary theory on human societies, Ellsworth Huntington's theory of climate pulsation is modified and tailored to explain Samuel Huntington's theory of the clash of civilizations, which discloses the invisible hand behind war and peace.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Foreword

Part 1

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Part 2

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Part 3

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Part 4

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Epilogue.

Notes:

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Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Ma, Tingguang The Punctuated Evolution of Civilisations

ISBN:

9781527510029

1527510026

OCLC:

1382318428