The global imperative : an interpretive history of the spread of humankind
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書誌事項
The global imperative : an interpretive history of the spread of humankind
（Global history）
Westview Press, 1997
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-187) and index
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: hbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780813331805
内容説明
Robert Clark delves into 100 millennia of human history to create a unified and consistent explanation for humankinds inner need to spread itself across the globe. Examining events from different eras, Clark melds them together to form a framework for understanding the process of globalization. Drawing from a variety of academic disciplines, the book reveals the spread of humans and their cultures to be part of an ongoing struggle to supply the energy needs of an increasingly large and complex society. }Robert Clark delves into 100 millennia of human history to create a unified and consistent explanation for humankinds inner need to spread itself across the globe. He examines key events from different eras, such as the voyages of the Chinese treasure fleet, the shaping of the Aztecs trade system in MesoAmerica, the role of steam-powered transport in the supply of an English city, the rise of the gas-powered engine, and the digitization of information in the computer age, melding them together to form a framework for understanding the process of globalization.
Drawing on a variety of academic disciplines including the physical sciences, biology, anthropology, geography, economics, political science, sociology, and demography, Clark reveals the spread of humans and their cultures to be part of an ongoing struggle to supply the energy needs of an increasingly large and complex society. Entropy and thermodynamics, terms often ignored or misunderstood by social science students, clearly frame a fascinating vision of humans inherent tendency toward a globalized world.Although human expansion has drawn increasing attention in the last several decades, as this tumultuous century has progressed, Clark shows that the process of globalization is not a recent concept. From the very roots of the species, humankind has been driven by a range of internal and external factors to expand in order to survive the increasing complexity of human civilization. }
目次
Introduction: Why Globalization? Episode One: Out of Africa Episode Two: The Neolithic Revolution Episode Three: Ancient Cities and Trade Routes Episode Four: The Age of Discovery Episode Five: The Partnership of Steam and Coal Episode Six: Petroleum and the Internal Combustion Engine * Episode Seven Part One: Prelude to the Information Age Part Two: The Information Age Part Three: Cities and Global Systems in the Information Age
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: pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780813331812
内容説明
Robert Clark delves into 100 millennia of human history to create a unified and consistent explanation for humankind's inner need to spread itself across the globe. He examines key events from different eras, such as the voyages of the Chinese treasure fleet, the shaping of the Aztec's trade system in MesoAmerica, the role of steam-powered transport in the supply of an English city, the rise of the gas-powered engine, and the digitization of information in the computer age, melding them together to form a framework for understanding the process of globalization.Drawing on a variety of academic disciplines including the physical sciences, biology, anthropology, geography, economics, political science, sociology, and demography, Clark reveals the spread of humans and their cultures to be part of an ongoing struggle to supply the energy needs of an increasingly large and complex society. ?Entropy? and ?thermodynamics,? terms often ignored or misunderstood by social science students, clearly frame a fascinating vision of humans' inherent tendency toward a globalized world.Although human expansion has drawn increasing attention in the last several decades, as this tumultuous century has progressed, Clark shows that the process of globalization is not a recent concept. From the very roots of the species, humankind has been driven by a range of internal and external factors to expand in order to survive the increasing complexity of human civilization.
目次
Foreword -- Introduction: Why Globalization? -- Out of Africa -- The Neolithic Revolution -- Ancient Cities and Trade Routes -- The Age of Discovery -- The Partnership of Steam and Coal -- Petroleum and the Internal Combustion Engine -- Part One: Prelude to the Information Age -- Part Two: The Information Age -- Part Three: Cities and Global Systems in the Information Age
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