Origins - How the Earth Shaped Human History

Informationen zum Autor Lewis Dartnell is an astrobiology researcher and professor at the University of Westminster, and also an Honorary Research Associate at University College London (UCL). He is the author of the bestselling books The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch and Origins: How the Earth Shaped Human History, which has been translated into 26 languages. He writes for the Guardian , The Times and New Scientist . Copies of The Knowledge exist on the surface of the Moon, and in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Klappentext The author of "The Knowledge" indicates the links between the rhythms and changes of the natural world and human history and culture, exposing a vast web of connections between environmental and human phenomena. Zusammenfassung Read the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the Earth’s awesome impact on the shape of human civilisations. ‘Stands comparison with Sapiens… Thrilling’ Sunday Times Human evolution in East Africa was driven by geological forces.

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A sweeping, brilliant overview of the history not only of our species but of the world. Whether discussing the formation of continents or the role that climate (and climate change) has had on human migration, Lewis Dartnell has a rare talent in being able to see the big picture - and explaining why it matters. Peter Frankopan, author of THE SILK ROADS

Product details

• Authors: Lewis Dartnell, Dartnell Lewis
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.02.2020
• EAN: 9781784705435
• ISBN: 978-1-78470-543-5
• No. of pages: 346
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Series: The Sunday Times Bestseller
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, NATURE / Ecology, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Civilization, Social & cultural history, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General, SCIENCE / Natural History, History: earliest times to present day, Social and cultural history, Social impact of environmental issues, Life sciences: general issues, General and world history, Human Geography, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest