LEADER 02917nam 2200781 450 001 9910828934703321 005 20231110234253.0 010 $a1-118-88171-0 010 $a1-118-88170-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000356539 035 $a(EBL)1895701 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001420875 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12611367 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001420875 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11404484 035 $a(PQKB)11736786 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1895701 035 $a(DLC) 2014045961 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1895701 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11020396 035 $a(OCoLC)896791647 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7104177 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7104177 035 $a(JP-MeL)3000110336 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000356539 100 $a20150226h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBig history and the future of humanity /$fFred Spier 205 $aSecond edition. 210 1$aChichester, [England] :$cWiley Blackwell,$d2015. 210 4$d2015 215 $a1 online resource (361 p.) 225 1 $aNew York Academy of Sciences 300 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 311 $a1-118-88172-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aIntroduction 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. 330 2 $a"Provides an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history that places human history within the context of the history of life, the Earth, and the universe"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aNew York Academy of Sciences 606 $aCivilization$xPhilosophy 606 $aHistory$xPhilosophy 606 $aWorld history$xPhilosophy 606 $aHuman evolution 606 $aHuman ecology 606 $aBiocomplexity 606 $aComplexity (Philosophy) 615 0$aCivilization$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aHistory$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aWorld history$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aHuman evolution. 615 0$aHuman ecology. 615 0$aBiocomplexity. 615 0$aComplexity (Philosophy) 676 $a909 686 $a201.1$2njb/09 686 $a909$2njb/09 700 $aSpier$b Fred$f1952-$01637066 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828934703321 996 $aBig history and the future of humanity$93978665 997 $aUNINA