Big History: From the Big Bang to the Present
Cynthia Stokes Brown
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
"This exciting saga crosses space and time to illustrate how humans, born of stardust, were shaped--and how they in turn shaped the world we know today." --Publishers Weekly This book offers "world history on a grand scale"--pulling back for a wider view and putting the relatively brief time span of human history in context. After all, our five thousand years of recorded civilization account for only about one millionth of the lifetime of our planet (Kirkus Reviews). Big History interweaves different disciplines of knowledge, drawing on both the natural sciences and the human sciences, to offer an all-encompassing account of history on Earth. This new edition is more relevant than ever before, as we increasingly grapple with accelerating rates of change and, ultimately, the legacy we will bequeath to future generations. Here is a path-breaking portrait of our world, from the birth of the universe from a single point the size of an atom to life on a twenty-first-century planet inhabited by seven billion people.
Product Details
Price
$19.95
$18.55
Publisher
New Press
Publish Date
November 06, 2012
Pages
320
Dimensions
5.4 X 8.1 X 1.0 inches | 0.8 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781595588487
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About the Author
Cynthia Stokes Brown is a retired professor of education at Dominican University of California. She has written works of history and biography, including the American Book Award-winning Ready from Within: Septima Clark and the Civil Rights Movement, Connecting with the Past, and Refusing Racism. She lives in Berkeley, California.
Reviews
"This exciting saga crosses space and time to illustrate how humans, born of stardust, were shaped--and how they in turn shaped the world we know today."
--"Publishers Weekly"
"There's much to argue about in Brown's account, and much to discover."
--"The Washington Post"
"Brown combines the findings of major authorities in the natural sciences and the human sciences, crisply portraying the discoveries and debates on history at the grandest scale."
--Patrick Manning, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of World History, University of Pittsburgh
This exciting saga crosses space and time to illustrate how humans, born of stardust, were shaped and how they in turn shaped the world we know today.
Publishers Weekly
There s much to argue about in Brown s account, and much to discover.
The Washington Post
Brown combines the findings of major authorities in the natural sciences and the human sciences, crisply portraying the discoveries and debates on history at the grandest scale.
Patrick Manning, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of World History, University of Pittsburgh"
"This exciting saga crosses space and time to illustrate how humans, born of stardust, were shaped--and how they in turn shaped the world we know today."
--Publishers Weekly "There's much to argue about in Brown's account, and much to discover."
--The Washington Post "Brown combines the findings of major authorities in the natural sciences and the human sciences, crisply portraying the discoveries and debates on history at the grandest scale."
--Patrick Manning, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of World History, University of Pittsburgh
