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Maps of time: an introduction to big history
David Christian
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Frontmatter
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List of Illustrations (page ix)
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List of Tables (page xiii)
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Foreword (page xv)
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Acknowledgments (page xix)
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Preface to the 2011 Edition (page xxiii)
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Introduction: A Modern Creation Myth? (page 1)
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PART I. THE INANIMATE UNIVERSE
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1. The First 300,000 Years: Origins of the Universe, Time, and Space (page 17)
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2. Origins of the Galaxies and Stars: The Beginnings of Complexity (page 39)
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3. Origins and History of the Earth (page 57)
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PART II. LIFE ON EARTH
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4. The Origins of Life and the Theory of Evolution (page 79)
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5. The Evolution of Life and the Biosphere (page 107)
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PART III. EARLY HUMAN HISTORY: MANY WORLDS
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6. The Evolution of Humans (page 139)
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7. The Beginnings of Human History (page 171)
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PART IV. THE HOLOCENE: FEW WORLDS
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8. Intensification and the Origins of Agriculture (page 207)
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9. From Power over Nature to Power over People: Cities, States, and "Civilizations" (page 245)
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10. Long Trends in the Era of Agrarian "Civilizations" (page 283)
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PART V. THE MODERN ERA: ONE WORLD
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11. Approaching Modernity (page 335)
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12. Globalization, Commercialization, and Innovation (page 364)
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13. Birth of the Modern World (page 406)
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14. The Great Acceleration of the Twentieth Century (page 440)
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PART VI. PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE
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15. Futures (page 467)
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Appendix 1. Dating Techniques, Chronologies, and Timelines (page 493)
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Appendix 2. Chaos and Order (page 505)
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Notes (page 513)
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Bibliography (page 563)
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Index (page 595)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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HT | 44.2 (May 2005): 253-264 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3590899 |
JWH | 16.1 (Mar. 2005): 83-97 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/20079305 |
AS | 92.4 (Jul.-Aug. 2004): 379-381 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/27858431 |
JWH | 16.3 (Sep. 2005): 371-373 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/20079333 |
JIH | 35.4 (Spring 2005): 615-616 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3656362 |
AHR | 110.3 (June 2005): 752-753 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/ahr.110.3.752 |
HSNS | 43.5 (Nov. 2013): 631-641 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525 |
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Published: c2011
Publisher: University of California Press
- 9780520271449 (paper)
- 9780520950672 (ebook)