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Maps of Time - An Introduction to Big History (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Maps of Time - An Introduction to Big History (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Series: California World History Library, 2
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An introduction to a new way of looking at history, from a
perspective that stretches from the beginning of time to the
present day, "Maps of Time "is world history on an unprecedented
scale. Beginning with the Big Bang, David Christian views the
interaction of the natural world with the more recent arrivals in
flora and fauna, including human beings.
Cosmology, geology, archeology, and population and environmental
studies--all figure in David Christian's account, which is an
ambitious overview of the emerging field of "Big History." "Maps of
Time "opens with the origins of the universe, the stars and the
galaxies, the sun and the solar system, including the earth, and
conducts readers through the evolution of the planet before human
habitation. It surveys the development of human society from the
Paleolithic era through the transition to agriculture, the
emergence of cities and states, and the birth of the modern,
industrial period right up to intimations of possible futures.
Sweeping in scope, finely focused in its minute detail, this
riveting account of the known world, from the inception of
space-time to the prospects of global warming, lays the groundwork
for world history--and Big History--true as never before to its
name.
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