Maps of time : an introduction to big history / / David Christian |
Autore | Christian David <1946-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxvii, 642 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 901 |
Collana | California World History Library |
Soggetto topico |
Civilization - Philosophy
Human evolution World history |
Soggetto non controllato |
australian authors
big bang biological sciences biology black holes brain food civilization cosmology creation myth earth before humans evolution history first principles history of our solar system known world mathematics and science natural history nature and ecology nature origins of universe science nature solar system space sciences space time space time universe why are we here world history |
ISBN |
1-283-27973-8
9786613279736 0-520-95067-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the 2011 Edition -- Introduction: A Modern Creation Myth? -- Part I. The Inanimate Universe -- Part II. Life on Earth -- Part III. Early Human History: Many Worlds -- Part IV. The Holocene: Few Worlds -- Part V. The Modern Era: One World -- Part VI. Perspectives on the Future -- Appendix 1. Dating Techniques, Chronologies, and Timelines -- Appendix 2 . Chaos and Order -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996248304103316 |
Christian David <1946-> | ||
Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Maps of time : an introduction to big history / / David Christian |
Autore | Christian David <1946-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxvii, 642 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 901 |
Collana | California World History Library |
Soggetto topico |
Civilization - Philosophy
Human evolution World history |
Soggetto non controllato |
australian authors
big bang biological sciences biology black holes brain food civilization cosmology creation myth earth before humans evolution history first principles history of our solar system known world mathematics and science natural history nature and ecology nature origins of universe science nature solar system space sciences space time space time universe why are we here world history |
ISBN |
1-283-27973-8
9786613279736 0-520-95067-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the 2011 Edition -- Introduction: A Modern Creation Myth? -- Part I. The Inanimate Universe -- Part II. Life on Earth -- Part III. Early Human History: Many Worlds -- Part IV. The Holocene: Few Worlds -- Part V. The Modern Era: One World -- Part VI. Perspectives on the Future -- Appendix 1. Dating Techniques, Chronologies, and Timelines -- Appendix 2 . Chaos and Order -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789648403321 |
Christian David <1946-> | ||
Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Maps of time : an introduction to big history / / David Christian |
Autore | Christian David <1946-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxvii, 642 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 901 |
Collana | California World History Library |
Soggetto topico |
Civilization - Philosophy
Human evolution World history |
Soggetto non controllato |
australian authors
big bang biological sciences biology black holes brain food civilization cosmology creation myth earth before humans evolution history first principles history of our solar system known world mathematics and science natural history nature and ecology nature origins of universe science nature solar system space sciences space time space time universe why are we here world history |
ISBN |
1-283-27973-8
9786613279736 0-520-95067-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the 2011 Edition -- Introduction: A Modern Creation Myth? -- Part I. The Inanimate Universe -- Part II. Life on Earth -- Part III. Early Human History: Many Worlds -- Part IV. The Holocene: Few Worlds -- Part V. The Modern Era: One World -- Part VI. Perspectives on the Future -- Appendix 1. Dating Techniques, Chronologies, and Timelines -- Appendix 2 . Chaos and Order -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824928703321 |
Christian David <1946-> | ||
Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Parasites [[electronic resource] ] : tales of humanity's most unwelcome guests / / Rosemary Drisdelle |
Autore | Drisdelle Rosemary <1959-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (276 pages) |
Disciplina | 591.6/5 |
Soggetto topico |
Parasites
Parasitology |
Soggetto non controllato |
amoebae
biology evolution biology crime scenes disgust easy to read engaging entomology evolution exploration food and water global attitudes human cultures human history invaders invisible life living tissues man versus nature microbiology mites natural history nonfiction organisms parasites parasitology role of parasites roundworms science nature scientific scientists social history sociological taboos tapeworms terrorism threats and danger war |
ISBN |
9786612697685
1-282-69768-4 0-520-94578-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Author's note -- Introduction -- 1. Ambush -- 2. Market of Peril -- 3. Drinking-Water Advisory -- 4. Illegal Aliens -- 5. Parasites in Control -- 6. In the House of Mirrors -- 7. The Parasite Felonies -- 8. Emerging Parasites -- 9. Parasite Extinction -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Selected bibliography and additional reading -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786715003321 |
Drisdelle Rosemary <1959-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Parasites [[electronic resource] ] : tales of humanity's most unwelcome guests / / Rosemary Drisdelle |
Autore | Drisdelle Rosemary <1959-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (276 pages) |
Disciplina | 591.6/5 |
Soggetto topico |
Parasites
Parasitology |
Soggetto non controllato |
amoebae
biology evolution biology crime scenes disgust easy to read engaging entomology evolution exploration food and water global attitudes human cultures human history invaders invisible life living tissues man versus nature microbiology mites natural history nonfiction organisms parasites parasitology role of parasites roundworms science nature scientific scientists social history sociological taboos tapeworms terrorism threats and danger war |
ISBN |
9786612697685
1-282-69768-4 0-520-94578-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Author's note -- Introduction -- 1. Ambush -- 2. Market of Peril -- 3. Drinking-Water Advisory -- 4. Illegal Aliens -- 5. Parasites in Control -- 6. In the House of Mirrors -- 7. The Parasite Felonies -- 8. Emerging Parasites -- 9. Parasite Extinction -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Selected bibliography and additional reading -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806948803321 |
Drisdelle Rosemary <1959-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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