| Author: | Fred Spier | ISBN: | 9781444395877 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | December 3, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Fred Spier |
| ISBN: | 9781444395877 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | December 3, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
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 original theory of “big history” which explains all of history and opens up an entirely new interdisciplinary research agenda
- Offers new insights into the future of humanity by better understanding the past
- Presents a new approach to complexity studies, which takes into account the greatest galaxy clusters as well as the tiniest sub-atomic particles
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 original theory of “big history” which explains all of history and opens up an entirely new interdisciplinary research agenda
- Offers new insights into the future of humanity by better understanding the past
- Presents a new approach to complexity studies, which takes into account the greatest galaxy clusters as well as the tiniest sub-atomic particles
