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245 10 a| Big history and the future of humanityh| [electronic resource] /c| Fred Spier.;

250 a| Second edition.;

260 a| Malden, MA ;a| Chichester, West Sussex, UK :b| Wiley Blackwell,c| 2015.;

300 a| 1 online resource.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction to big history -- General approach -- Cosmic evolution : the emergence of simple forms of complexity -- Our cosmic neighborhood : the emergence of greater complexity -- Life on the Earth : the widening range of complexity -- Early human history : the emergence of the greatest known complexity -- Recent human history : the development of the greatest known complexity -- Facing the future -- Appendix: A short time line of big history.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 2 a| "Provides an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history that places human history within the context of the history of life, the Earth, and the universe"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

588 a| Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.;

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650 0 a| Human ecology.=| ^A165;

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Big history and the future of humanity / Fred Spier.

Author/creator	Spier, Fred, 1952-
Format	Electronic
Edition	Second edition.
Publication Info	Malden, MA ; Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
Description	1 online resource.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Civilization--Philosophy. History--Philosophy. World history--Philosophy. Human evolution. Human ecology. Biocomplexity. Complexity (Philosophy)

Contents	Introduction to big history -- General approach -- Cosmic evolution : the emergence of simple forms of complexity -- Our cosmic neighborhood : the emergence of greater complexity -- Life on the Earth : the widening range of complexity -- Early human history : the emergence of the greatest known complexity -- Recent human history : the development of the greatest known complexity -- Facing the future -- Appendix: A short time line of big history.
Scope and content	"Provides an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history that places human history within the context of the history of life, the Earth, and the universe"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Source of description	Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Issued in other form	Print version: Spier, Fred, 1952- Big history and the future of humanity Second edition. Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015 9781118881729
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014045961
ISBN	9781118881712 (ePub)
ISBN	9781118881705 (Adobe PDF)

Big history and the future of humanity / Fred Spier.

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