The Human Footprint: A Global Environmental History

By Anthony N. Penna

Book Overview

The Human Footprint is a global, thematic, and multi-disciplinary history of the planet, from its earliest origins to its current condition. Avoiding conventional narratives and using the latest research in a diverse range of fields, Penna brings harmony to human history and ecology and provides a fresh, much-needed narrative of world history. Provides a comprehensive, global look at the history of the earth from the Paleolithic to the present era Uses a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing on the most recent research in geology, climatology, evolutionary biology, archaeology, anthropology, history, demography and the social and physical sciences Each chapter expands on a single theme, including human evolution, the invention of agriculture and its global impact, population growth, urbanization, manufacturing, consumption, industrialization, and energy use

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405187719
• ISBN13: 9781405187718
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"