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Jungle - How Tropical Forests Shaped World History - and Us (Paperback)
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Jungle - How Tropical Forests Shaped World History - and Us (Paperback)
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Price R359
Discovery Miles 3 590
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'A bold, ambitious and truly wonderful history of the world' Peter
Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees 'A fascinating story
and a crucial revision of the momentous importance of tropical
forests to human history' Lewis Dartnell, author of Origins
_________________________ Jungle tells the remarkable story of the
world's tropical forests, from the arrival of the first plants
millions of years ago to the role of tropical forests in the
evolution of the world's atmosphere, the dinosaurs, the first
mammals and even our own species and ancestors. Highlighting
provocative new evidence garnered from cutting-edge research, Dr
Roberts shows, for example, that our view of humans as 'savannah
specialists' is wildly wrong, and that the 'Anthropocene' began not
with the Industrial Revolution, but potentially as early as 6,000
years ago in the tropics. We see that the relationship between
humankind and 'jungles' is deep-rooted, that we are all connected
to their destruction, and that we must all act to save them.
Urgent, clear-sighted and original, Jungle challenges the way we
think about the world - and ourselves. _________________________
'Welcome to the "Jungle" - a breathtaking book' Mark Maslin, author
of How to Save Our Planet 'Timely, readable and highly relevant'
Steve Brusatte, author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs 'Its
revelations and stories will stir, rearrange and populate your mind
for years to come' Paul Hawken, editor of Drawdown 'Brilliant ...
it delivers a timely warning about our abuse of the environment'
David Abulafia, author of The Great Sea 'Finally, a book on
rainforests that does justice to their majesty and importance'
Simon Lewis, co-author of The Human Planet
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