01989cam a2200337Ia 4500 20230110150147.0 120327s2011 enkm b a001 0 eng d 1444339435 (pbk.) 9781444339437 (pbk.) (OCoLC)670479717 BTCTA eng BTCTA YDXCP FIE EIK COH CB19 .S679 2011 Spier, Fred, 1952- Big history and the future of humanity / Fred Spier. Chichester, U.K. : Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. xv, 272 p. ill. ; 23 cm. Paperback edition of 2010 book. Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-261) and index. Introduction to big history -- General approach -- Cosmic evolution : the emergence of simple forms of complexity -- Our cosmic neighborhood : the emergence of greater complexity -- Life on Earth : the widening range of complexity -- Early human history : the emergence of the greatest known complexity -- Recent human history : the development of the greatest known complexity -- Facing the future. ""Big History" places the human past within the history of life, the Earth, and the Universe. In doing so, the emerging field of historical study provides us with an overview of the known past in its entirety, from the beginning of time until the present day.In big History and the Future of Humanity, Spier presents a simple theoretical approach that not only makes big history accessible, but reveals what the future may hold for humanity." -- Back cover. Biocomplexity. Civilization Philosophy. Complexity (Philosophy) Human ecology. Human evolution. Humanity Future. World history Philosophy. lcc 59667 59667 0 0 lcc 0 0 AJMM AJM AJM 2023-01-10 0 0284959 2023-01-10 00:00:00 1 2023-01-10 BK VIRTUAITEM