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- catalog abstract ""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. The eye-opening book will be enjoyed by all readers interested in the history of our planet and concerned about its future."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13127406.
- catalog coverage "Earth (Planet) History.".
- catalog coverage "Earth History.".
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""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. The eye-opening book will be enjoyed by all readers interested in the history of our planet and concerned about its future."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Don't Skip This -- 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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-327) and index.".
- catalog extent "xv, 336 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "157230958X (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Guilford Press,".
- catalog spatial "Earth (Planet) History.".
- catalog spatial "Earth History.".
- catalog subject "508 22".
- catalog subject "Human settlements History.".
- catalog subject "Land use History.".
- catalog subject "QB631 .W66 2004".
- catalog tableOfContents "Don't Skip This -- 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.".
- catalog title "Five billion years of global change : a history of the land / Denis Wood.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".