TY  - BOOK
AU  - Christian,David
TI  - Maps of time: an introduction to big history 
T2  - The California world history library
SN  - 0520235002 (alk. paper)
AV  - CB 19 .C477 2004
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Berkeley
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Human evolution
KW  - World history
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 563-594) and index; 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
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