Big history and the future of humanity [[electronic resource] /] / Fred Spier

• Autore: Spier Fred <1952->
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Disciplina: 909
• Soggetto topico: Civilization - Philosophy; History - Philosophy; World history - Philosophy; Human evolution; Human ecology; Biocomplexity; Complexity (Philosophy)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Big History and the Future of Humanity presents an original theoretical approach that makes "big history" - the placing of the human past within the history of life, the Earth, and the Universe -- accessible to general readers while revealing insights into what the future may hold for humanity. Provides an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history that places human history within the history of life, the Earth, and the Universe Features an
• Titolo autorizzato: Big history and the future of humanity
• ISBN: 1-4443-9587-4; 1-282-48266-1; 9786612482663; 1-4443-2349-0; 1-4443-2350-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830395203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II