Random House A New Green History Of The World

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  • ISBN: 9780099516682
  • Authors: Clive Ponting
  • Edition: 1
  • Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
  • Publication Date: 02/07/2007
Random House A New Green History Of The World
 
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Clive Ponting's bestselling study of man's despoliation of the planet - now completely revised and updated.

Like Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel, Clive Ponting's book studies the relationship between the environment and human history. It examines world civilisations from Sumeria to ancient Egypt, from Easter Island to the Roman Empire and it argues that human beings have repeatedly built societies that have grown and prospered by exploiting the Earth's resources, only to expand to the point where those resources could no longer sustain the societies' populations and cause subsequent collapse.

This new edition of Clive Ponting's international bestseller has been revised, expanded and updated. It provides not only a compelling story of how we have damaged the environment for thousands of years but also an up-to-the-minute assessment of the crisis facing the world today - and the problems that have to be addressed in the search for solutions.

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Authors Clive Ponting
Barcode 9780099516682
Brand Random House
Edition 1
ISBN 9780099516682
Publication Date 02/07/2007
Publisher RANDOM HOUSE UK