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Autore |
Spier Fred <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Big history and the future of humanity [[electronic resource] /] / Fred Spier |
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Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-4443-9587-4 |
1-282-48266-1 |
9786612482663 |
1-4443-2349-0 |
1-4443-2350-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civilization - Philosophy |
History - Philosophy |
World history - Philosophy |
Human evolution |
Human ecology |
Biocomplexity |
Complexity (Philosophy) |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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BIG HISTORY AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1: INTRODUCTION TO BIG HISTORY; 2: GENERAL APPROACH; 3: COSMIC EVOLUTION: The Emergence of Simple Forms of Complexity; 4: OUR COSMIC NEIGHBORHOOD: The Emergence of Greater Complexity; 5: LIFE ON EARTH: The Widening Range of Complexity; 6: EARLY HUMAN HISTORY: The Emergence of the Greatest Known Complexity; 7: RECENT HUMAN HISTORY: The Development of the Greatest Known Complexity; 8: FACING THE FUTURE; Appendix: A SHORT TIME LINE OF BIG HISTORY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Big History and the Future of Humanity presents an original theoretical |
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