Robert Clark delves into 100 millennia of human history to create a unified and consistent explanation for humankind's inner need to spread itself across the globe. He examines key events from different eras, such as the voyages of the Chinese treasure fleet, the shaping of the Aztec's trade system in MesoAmerica, the role of steam-powered transpor

"Humans did not begin as a global species; we had to expand to become one. And we could not have done so without other living organisms becoming global along with us." Robert P. Clark develops in this book a global life systems perspective that delineates how biological forces mutually reinforce one another and what their globalization has meant for both human society and the biosphere. While he resists biological "determinism," Clark traces interconnected developments among population, disease, agriculture, trade, fuels, and other life systems to more thoroughly explore and elucidate the globalization of human endeavors within an ever evolving context of nature and environment. His lucid and richly documented book offers a fresh look at social evolution and a broader basis for understanding the contemporary context for global change.

Robert Clark delves into 100 millennia of human history to create a unified and consistent explanation for humankind's inner need to spread itself across the globe. He examines key events from different eras, such as the voyages of the Chinese treasure fleet, the shaping of the Aztec's trade system in MesoAmerica, the role of steam-powered transport in the supply of an English city, the rise of the gas-powered engine, and the digitization of information in the computer age, melding them together to form a framework for understanding the process of globalization.Drawing on a variety of academic disciplines including the physical sciences, biology, anthropology, geography, economics, political science, sociology, and demography, Clark reveals the spread of humans and their cultures to be part of an ongoing struggle to supply the energy needs of an increasingly large and complex society. "Entropy" and "thermodynamics," terms often ignored or misunderstood by social science students, clearly frame a fascinating vision of humans' inherent tendency toward a globalized world.Although human expansion has drawn increasing attention in the last several decades, as this tumultuous century has progressed, Clark shows that the process of globalization is not a recent concept. From the very roots of the species, humankind has been driven by a range of internal and external factors to expand in order to survive the increasing complexity of human civilization.

Blamed, at first, by the Spanish government for the recent Madrid train bombings, ETA (Euzkadi ta Askatasuna), the Basque nationalist organization, has been perhaps the most violent insurgent group on the European continent. Yet little is known about it outside of Spain. This book, now back in print, offers a full analytical study of ETA.

A Short Read Thriller, which is intriguing and psychological. The work keeps the reader guessing throughout the book which partially forms a mystery, with exciting action and crime included in the plot. The work makes the reader think about chosen paths in life of the characters that evolve in the story.

'Life Images Blue Volume' presents Robert P. Clarke's art and photography and shows his line drawings, his unique shadow and reflection photography, and his landscape photography which have been exhibited widely across England in open and solo exhibitions over 20 years. The Blue Volume includes images for viewers to contemplate and reflect on. Further additions to the series of books will include a Grey Silver Volume and a Red Volume that will focus on different aspects of his art.

Student Food is a series of comedy cooking TV series that College, University, and Fresher students can relate to in their aid to cook student food.

Robert P. Clarke has photographed ghosts, drawn and photographed nude models and modelled himself and starred on ITV and BBC3 as both an artist and as a Spencer Tunic model. This book is about the art of Robert P. Clarke and explores his life images through drawing and shadow images. It focuses equally on his film and photography. His gritty poetry relates to everyday life, life drawing and modelling and creating art.