Origins: How the Earth Made Us (Record no. 339108)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781847924360
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 551.7
Item number LEW.O
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Personal name Lewis Dartnell
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Title Origins: How the Earth Made Us
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. Lonndon
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. The Bodley Head
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2018
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 346 pages : illustrations
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Summary, etc. 'A sweeping, brilliant overview of the history not only of our species but of the world ... 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 When we talk about human history, we focus on great leaders, mass migration and decisive wars. But how has the Earth itself determined our destiny? How has our planet made us? As a species we are shaped by our environment. Geological forces drove our evolution in East Africa; mountainous terrain led to the development of democracy in Greece; and today voting behaviour in the United States follows the bed of an ancient sea. The human story is the story of these forces, from plate tectonics and climate change, to atmospheric circulation and ocean currents. How are the Himalayas linked to the orbit of the Earth, and to the formation of the British Isles? By taking us billions of years into our planet's past, Professor Lewis Dartnell tells us the ultimate origin story. When we reach the point where history becomes science we see a vast web of connections that underwrites our modern world and helps us face the challenges of the future. From the cultivation of the first crops to the founding of modern states, Origins reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilizations.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Technology--Popular works.
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        Dept. of Geology Dept. of Geology Processing Center 15/06/2020   551.7 LEW.O GEO5311 15/06/2020 15/06/2020 Book