Origins: How the Earth Shaped Human History

ISBN-13: 9781784705435 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 352 str.

Lewis Dartnell

Opis

The Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilisations.'Stands comparison with Sapiens... Thrilling' Sunday TimesHuman evolution in East Africa was driven by geological forces.Ancient Greece developed democracy because of its mountainous terrain.Voting behaviour in the United States today follows the bed of an ancient sea.Professor Lewis Dartnell takes us on an astonishing journey into our planet's past to tell the ultimate origin story. Blending science and history, Origins reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilisations - and helps us to see the challenges and opportunities of the future.'A sweeping, brilliant overview of the history not only of our species but of the world'Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads'Absorbing... A first-class read - and an important one'Observer

Recenzje

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

O autorze

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.