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

by Clive Ponting

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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.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [408]-412) and index.
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'Clive Ponting is the author of several books on world history.'
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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:
1991
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Series Volume:
vyp. 3
Publication Date:
19930401
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
448
Dimensions:
7.75x5.12x.82 in. .66 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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