02733nam 2200721 450 991046052830332120200520144314.01-118-88171-01-118-88170-2(CKB)3710000000356539(EBL)1895701(SSID)ssj0001420875(PQKBManifestationID)12611367(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001420875(PQKBWorkID)11404484(PQKB)11736786(MiAaPQ)EBC1895701(DLC) 2014045961(Au-PeEL)EBL1895701(CaPaEBR)ebr11020396(OCoLC)896791647(EXLCZ)99371000000035653920150226h20152015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrBig history and the future of humanity /Fred SpierSecond edition.Chichester, [England] :Wiley Blackwell,2015.©20151 online resource (361 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-118-88172-9 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.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."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"--Provided by publisher.CivilizationPhilosophyHistoryPhilosophyWorld historyPhilosophyHuman evolutionHuman ecologyBiocomplexityComplexity (Philosophy)Electronic books.CivilizationPhilosophy.HistoryPhilosophy.World historyPhilosophy.Human evolution.Human ecology.Biocomplexity.Complexity (Philosophy)909HIS016000bisacshSpier Fred1952-874239MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460528303321Big history and the future of humanity1951945UNINA