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A Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations

by Clive Ponting

A Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations Cover

ISBN13: 9780140176605
ISBN10: 0140176608
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Publisher Comments:

Clive Ponting's original and provocative history of human civilizationnow in a thoroughly revised, expanded, and updated edition

Years ahead of its time, Clive Ponting captivated readers with A Green History of the World, his study of great civilizations and the causes of their fall. Using the Roman empire as its central example, this classic work reveals how overexpansion and the exhaustion of available natural resources have played key roles in the collapse of all great cultures in human history. With an argument of urgent relevance to our modern society, A Green History of the World offers a provocative and illuminating view of human history and its relationship to the environment.

Review:

'If there is a single book on the subject to engage the enthusiast, silence the cynic and enlighten the ignoramus, this is it. (The Observer, London)'

Review:

'A welcome change from the scatter-gun apocalypse-mongering which has become standard fare in green literature. With luck and foresight, and more books like this, we may yet learn our lesson. (The Sunday Independent, London)'

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [408]-412) and index.

About the Author

'Clive Ponting is the author of several books on world history.'

Product Details

ISBN:
9780140176605
Subtitle:
The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations
Author:
Ponting, Clive
Publisher:
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Location:
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Nature
Subject:
World
Subject:
Environmental Science
Subject:
Environmental Conservation & Protection
Subject:
Natural Resources
Subject:
Social change
Subject:
Human Geography
Subject:
World history
Subject:
Pollution
Subject:
Natural history
Subject:
Recursos naturales
Subject:
Historia natural
Subject:
Contaminaciâon
Subject:
Cambio social
Subject:
General Nature
Copyright:
Series Volume:
vyp. 3
Publication Date:
20071218
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
464
Dimensions:
7.75x5.12x.82 in. .66 lbs.

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