Maps of time : an introduction to big history
著者
書誌事項
Maps of time : an introduction to big history
(The California world history library, 2)
University of California Press, 2005, c2004
- : pbk
大学図書館所蔵 全8件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 563-594) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
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.
目次
List of Illustrations List of Tables Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction: A Modern Creation Myth? PART I. THE INANIMATE UNIVERSE 1. The First 300,000 Years: Origins of the Universe, Time, and Space 2. Origins of the Galaxies and Stars: The Beginnings of Complexity 3. Origins and History of the Earth PART II. LIFE ON EARTH 4. The Origins of Life and the Theory of Evolution 5. The Evolution of Life and the Biosphere PART III. EARLY HUMAN HISTORY: MANY WORLDS 6. The Evolution of Humans 7. The Beginnings of Human History PART IV. THE HOLOCENE: FEW WORLDS 8. Intensification and the Origins of Agriculture 9. From Power over Nature to Power over People: Cities, States, and "Civilizations" 10. Long Trends in the Era of Agrarian "Civilizations" PART V. THE MODERN ERA: ONE WORLD 11. Approaching Modernity 12. Globalization, Commercialization, and Innovation 13. Birth of the Modern World 14. The Great Acceleration of the Twentieth Century PART VI. PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE 15. Futures Appendix 1. Dating Techniques, Chronologies, and Timelines Appendix 2. Chaos and Order Notes Bibliography Index
「Nielsen BookData」 より