Big History and the Future of Humanity
- ISBN-10
- 1444339435
- ISBN-13
- 9781444339437
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-01-18
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Fred Spier
Description
Big History and the Future of Humanity presents an original theoretical approach that makes “big history” – the placing of the human past within the history of life, the Earth, and the Universe -- accessible to general readers while revealing insights into what the future may hold for humanity. Provides an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history that places human history within the history of life, the Earth, and the Universe Features an original theory of “big history” which explains all of history and opens up an entirely new interdisciplinary research agenda Offers new insights into the future of humanity by better understanding the past Presents a new approach to complexity studies, which takes into account the greatest galaxy clusters as well as the tiniest sub-atomic particles
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