Grand transitions : how the modern world was made
What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four "grand transitions" of civilization--in populations, agriculture, energy, and economics--which have transformed the way we live. Now a fifth transition is underway: the environmental changes that...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Langue: | English |
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press,
2021
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| Sujets: | Civilization, Modern Technology and civilization Population Economic history Human ecology Civilization, Modern-History Electronic books Bevölkerung Bevölkerungswachstum Einwohner plus... |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (385 pages) |
| Résumé: | What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four "grand transitions" of civilization--in populations, agriculture, energy, and economics--which have transformed the way we live. Now a fifth transition is underway: the environmental changes that will determine the success or eventual failure of the preceding transitions that have made the world we inhabit today. |
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| Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (385 pages) Diagramme, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9780190060688 0190060689 9780190060664 0190060662 |