Christian, David,  1946- <br/><br/>
Maps of time :  an introduction to big history / 
David Christian. 
 - Berkeley :  University of California Press,  c2004. 
 - xxii, 642 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
 - The California world history library;  2 .
 - California world history library;  2. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 563-594) and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. 1: 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 -- pt. 2: Life on Earth. The origins of life and the theory of evolution -- The evolution of life and the biosphere -- pt. 3: Early human history : many worlds. The evolution of humans -- The beginnings of human history -- pt. 4: 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" -- pt. 5: The modern era : one world. Approaching modernity -- Globalization, commercialization, and innovation -- Birth of the modern world -- The great acceleration of the twentieth century -- pt. 6: Perspectives on the future. Futures -- Appendix 1: Dating techniques, chronologies, and timelines -- Appendix 2: Chaos and order. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0520235002 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003012764 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civilization--Philosophy.<br/>Human evolution.<br/>World history.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CB 19  / .C477 2004