Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History, With a New Preface
- ISBN-10
- 0520271440
- ISBN-13
- 9780520271449
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 642
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-09
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- David Christian
Description
Presents a new perspective for looking at history from the origins of the universe to present day.
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