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Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History
David Christian
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Description for Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History
paperback. 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. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, 8 b/w illustrations, 39 line illustrations, 9 maps, 32 tables. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 896.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
Series
California World History Library
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520271449
SKU
9780520271449
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About David Christian
David Christian is Professor in the Department of History at San Diego State University. He is the author of Living Water: Vodka and Russian Society on the Eve of Emancipation (1990), Imperial and Soviet Russia: Power, Privilege and the Challenge of Modernity (1997), and A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia: Volume 1: Inner Eurasia from Prehistory to the ... Read more
Reviews for Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History
"[Christian's] book is remarkably successful. It has the essential effect of first stimulating and then retaining the reader's interest."
New Scientist
"A fascinating read."
San Francisco Chronicle
"Christian has hit a home run. . . . This book should be required reading for any extraterrestrials visiting the earth for the first time."
College & Research ... Read more
New Scientist
"A fascinating read."
San Francisco Chronicle
"Christian has hit a home run. . . . This book should be required reading for any extraterrestrials visiting the earth for the first time."
College & Research ... Read more