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020			_a1444339435 (pbk.)
020			_a9781444339437 (pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)670479717
040			_aBTCTA _beng _cBTCTA _dYDXCP _dFIE _dEIK _dCOH
050			_aCB19 _b.S679 2011
100	1		_aSpier, Fred, _d1952-
245	1	0	_aBig history and the future of humanity / _cFred Spier.
260			_aChichester, U.K. : _aMalden, MA : _bWiley-Blackwell, _c2011.
300			_axv, 272 p. _bill. ; _c23 cm.
500			_aPaperback edition of 2010 book.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [239]-261) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction 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.
520	1		_a""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.
650		0	_aBiocomplexity.
650		0	_aCivilization _xPhilosophy.
650		0	_aComplexity (Philosophy)
650		0	_aHuman ecology.
650		0	_aHuman evolution.
650		0	_aHumanity _xFuture.
650		0	_aWorld history _xPhilosophy.
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