 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
MAPS OF TIME
AN INTRODUCTION TO BIG HISTORY |
| By: |
David Christian, William H. McNeill (Foreword) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
|
£25.00 |
| Our price: |
£25.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
0520271440 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780520271449 |
| Availability: |
Usually dispatched within 3-5 days.
 Delivery
rates
|
| Stock: |
Currently 2 available |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
30 September, 2011 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| Series: |
California World History Library 2 |
| Pages: |
672 |
| Description: |
An introduction to a fresh way of looking at history, from a perspective that stretches from the beginning of time onwards. Beginning with the Big Bang, it views the interaction of the natural world with the arrivals in flora and fauna, including human beings. |
| Synopsis: |
An introduction to a new way of looking at history, from a perspective that stretches from the beginning of time to the present day, "Maps of Time" is world history on an unprecedented scale. Beginning with the Big Bang, David Christian views the interaction of the natural world with the more recent arrivals in flora and fauna, including human beings. Cosmology, geology, archeology, and population and environmental studies - all figure in David Christian's account, which is an ambitious overview of the emerging field of 'Big History.' "Maps of Time" opens with the origins of the universe, the stars and the galaxies, the sun and the solar system, including the earth, and conducts readers through the evolution of the planet before human habitation. It surveys the development of human society from the Paleolithic era through the transition to agriculture, the emergence of cities and states, and the birth of the modern, industrial period right up to intimations of possible futures.Sweeping in scope, finely focused in its minute detail, this riveting account of the known world, from the inception of space-time to the prospects of global warming, lays the groundwork for world history - and 'Big History' - true as never before to its name. |
| Illustrations: |
8 b/w illustrations, 39 line illustrations, 9 maps, 32 tables |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of California Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
|
|
|
 |
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
A celebratory, inclusive and educational exploration of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for both children that celebrate and children who want to understand and appreciate their peers who do.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|