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050 0 0 _aCB 19
_b.C477 2004
100 1 _aChristian, David,
_d1946-
245 1 0 _aMaps of time :
_ban introduction to big history /
_cDavid Christian.
260 _aBerkeley :
_bUniversity of California Press,
_cc2004.
300 _axxii, 642 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aThe California world history library;
_v2
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 563-594) and index.
505 0 _apt. 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.
650 0 _aCivilization
_xPhilosophy.
650 0 _aHuman evolution.
650 0 _aWorld history.
830 0 _aCalifornia world history library;
_v2.
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/ucal052/200301276 4.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/ucal042/20 03012764.html
856 4 1 _3Sample text
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/ucal041/200301 2764.html
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip045/2003012764 .html
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