A Green History of the World: The Environment & the Collapse of Great Civilizations
Clive Ponting
448 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0140176608
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Language: English
Publish: 733651200000
EcologyEconomicsEnvironmentHistoryNatural HistoryNatureNonfictionPoliticsScienceSustainability
In an important work that forces readers to view history with new eyes, Ponting shows in compelling detail how, over and over, human beings throughout history have prospered by exploiting the Earth’s resources to the point where they could no longer sustain societies’ populations, causing collapse. Publicity to tie in with Earth Day (April 23rd).