Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History (California World

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Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History (California World History Library)

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 studiesâ€”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 historyâ€”and Big Historyâ€”true as never before to its name.

Country	USA
Author	David Christian
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9780520950672
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
NumberOfPages	672
PublicationDate	2011-10-03
Publisher	University of California Press
ReleaseDate	2011-10-01
Studio	University of California Press

Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History (California World History Library)

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