Maps of time : an introduction to big history / David Christian.

By: Material type: TextSeries: California world history library ; 2.Publication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2004.Description: xxii, 642 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0520235002 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • CB 19 .C477 2004
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Contents:
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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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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