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The Human Planet: How We Created the Anthropocene

Simon L. Lewis

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'Brilliantly written and genuinely one of the most important books I have ever read' - Ellie Mae O'Hagan An engrossing exploration of the science, history and politics of the Anthropocene, one of the most important scientific ideas of our time, from two world-renowned experts Meteorites, methane, mega-volcanoes and now human beings; the old forces of nature that transformed Earth many millions of years ago are joined by another: us. Our actions have driven Earth into a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. For the first time in our home planet's 4.5-billion year history a ... Read more

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Publication date

2018

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Condition

New

Format

Paperback

Number of Pages

480

Place of Publication

London, United Kingdom

ISBN

9780241280881

SKU

9780241280881

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About Simon L. Lewis

Simon L. Lewis is Professor of Global Change Science at University College London and the University of Leeds. An award-winning scientist, he has been described as having 'one of the world's most influential scientific minds'. He has written for the Guardian and Foreign Policy magazine. Mark A. Maslin is Professor of Climatology at University College London, a ... Read more

Reviews for The Human Planet: How We Created the Anthropocene

Immensely readable. . . Simon Lewis and Mark Maslin provide a compelling narrative, stretching from the emergence of hominins from Earth's long history some 3 million years ago, to our position today, as a species with planetary reach
Nature
Today scientists increasingly believe that we have entered a new era, the Anthropocene. In this succinct but sweeping ... Read morere-evaluation of the human story, Simon Lewis and Mark Maslin show exactly why this abstract-sounding contention should radically affect our views of today and tomorrow. The Human Planet packs more ideas into a small space than I would have thought possible
Charles C. Mann, author of The Wizard and the Prophet Understanding what it means for humans to have become a geological force reshaping the workings of the Earth is both a deep intellectual challenge and a political necessity. Richly thought through and provocative from its title onwards, The Human Planet rises to that challenge, bringing together Earth history and human history in a new way. Its reassessment of the past will equip its readers to understand the future
and perhaps to improve it
Oliver Morton, author of The Planet Remade That humans now dominate the 'natural' systems of our planet is the key fact of our time
this book does a remarkable job of explaining how that came to pass, and why it matters so much
Bill McKibben, author Falter Profound and thought-provoking, this book does a remarkable job explaining where the current proposal to define a new human-dominated era properly fits
Thomas E. Lovejoy, winner of the Blue Planet Prize A clear, intelligent and engaged history of and argument about the Anthropocene. . . If readers want a judicious and engaging marker of where the debate has reached, The Human Planet is it
Robert J. Mayhew
Times Higher Education
A highly entertaining examination of the many ways in which humans are now profoundly altering Earth
Robin Mckie
Observer Books of the Year
A relentless reckoning of how we, as a species, got ourselves into the mess we're in today. . . told with determination and in chiseled, almost literary prose. Indeed, the book's main story - how one species, Homo sapiens, fresh off the trees of Africa, came to rule the Earth so completely that it now stands a good chance of wrecking it - has the force of a Greek tragedy
Wall Street Journal
A careful explanation of what society is doing to this amazing planet and its people. I was absolutely gripped. Brilliantly written and genuinely one of the most important books I have ever read
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