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| Summary: | Big History and the Future of Humanity presents an original theoretical approach that makes "big history"--The placing of the human past within the history of life, the Earth, and the Universe -- accessible to general readers while revealing insights into what the future may hold for humanity.: Provides an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history that places human history within the history of life, the Earth, and the Universe; Features an original theory of "big history" which explains all of history and opens up an entirely new interdisciplinary research agenda; Offers new insights into the future of humanity by better understanding the past; Presents a new approach to complexity studies, which takes into account the greatest galaxy clusters as well as the tiniest sub-atomic particles.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 272 p.) : ill. |
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| Other format: | Print version: Spier, Fred, 1952- Big history and the future of humanity. 9781444334210 1444334212 |
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| Notes: | Bib#: 1727182 |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Language: | English |
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| ISBN: | 9781444323498 (electronic bk.) |
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| Bib#: | 1727182 |
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