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Five Billion Years of Global Change
A History of the Land
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Artikel-Nr:
9781572309586
Seiten:
335
Autor:
Denis Wood
Gewicht:
472 g
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Denis Wood is a writer living in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is the author of several books, including the bestselling The Power of Maps, written for the award-winning Power of Maps exhibition he put together at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. The exhibit was later remounted at the Smithsonian Institution. From 1974 to 1996, Wood was Professor of Design at North Carolina State University. He received a doctorate in geography from Clark University.
Demonstrating how the story of our past can help us better understand the present, geographer Denis Wood tells the story of our "entire "past, from the Big Bang to the World Wide Web. "Five Billion Years of Global Change" takes readers through the formation of the Earth's atmosphere, oceans, continents, and mountains; the origin of life; the evolution of the human species; the spread of agricultural production; and the growth of international trade. In a uniquely evocative and philosophical style, Wood shows how a greater knowledge of the interconnectedness of our world could potentially change the way we approach contemporary problems. This eye-opening book will be enjoyed by all readers interested in the history of our planet and concerned about its future.
Demonstrating how the story of our past can help us better understand the present, geographer Denis Wood tells the story of our entire past, from the Big Bang to the World Wide Web.
Missing the Global in the Local and the Local in the Global. The Idea of Prehistory Makes It Hard to Think about Global Change. The Beginning of History: The Land (and This Book and You and Me) Is Made of Matter. The Land Is the Functioning Skin of the Planet. The Land Lives, Suspended in a Network of Unholy Complication. Emergent Land Turning Green: The Coevolution of the Continents and Atmospheric Oxygen. The Land Covers Itself with Plants and Animals (and the Human Animal Comes Down from the Trees). The Land Covers Itself with Humans. Humans Cover Themselves with the Land. The History Hidden by Paradise: A Case Study.