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Autore |
Spier Fred <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Big history and the future of humanity / / Fred Spier |
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Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
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2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-88171-0 |
1-118-88170-2 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (361 p.) |
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Collana |
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New York Academy of Sciences |
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Classificazione |
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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) |
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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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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction to big history -- General approach -- Cosmic evolution : the emergence of simple forms of complexity -- Our cosmic neighborhood : the emergence of greater complexity -- Life on the Earth : the widening range of complexity -- Early human history : the emergence of the greatest known complexity -- Recent human history : the development of the greatest known complexity -- Facing the future -- Appendix: A short time line of big history. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Provides an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history that places human history within the context of the history of life, the Earth, and the universe"-- |
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