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Lewis Dartnell - Origins (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Professor Lewis Dartnell takes us on an astonishing journey into our planet's past to tell the ultimate origin story.
Blending geography, geology, anthropology, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy and history, Origins reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilisations - and helps us to see the challenges and opportunities of the future.
The New York & Sunday Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our species.
When we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain led to the development of democracy in Greece. Atmospheric circulation patterns later on shaped the progression of global exploration, colonization, and trade. Even today, voting behaviour in the south-east United States ultimately follows the underlying pattern of 75 million-year-old sediments from an ancient sea.
Everywhere is the deep imprint of the planetary on the human.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Good (a touch of wear to front cover edges only)
- Category : Non-Fiction - Geography, Earth Sciences & Space
- Published : 2019 (This Edition 2020 - Vintage)
- ISBN : 9781784705435
- SKU : B002568
- PPC : SP300gm
- RRP : £9.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'A sweeping, brilliant overview of the history not only of our species but of the world'
- Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads.
'Absorbing . . . A first-class read - and an important one' - The Observer.
'Stands comparison with Sapiens . . . Thrilling' - The Sunday Times.
'Lewis Dartnell’s mission is to popularise science and Origins: How the Earth Made Us is a good example of popular science done right, enthralling big-picture and cross-discipline research that condenses the very, very, complex sciences (think of all the ‘ologies’!) into something a little more palatable for the masses. Origins explores the deep connections of humanity to the Earth and how geology has shaped cultures and civilisations. Origins is the tale of how the wind and ocean currents enabled Iberian mariners to explore, trade with and exploit West Africa or how the height of the Himalayas led to the rise of the Mongol Empire or how fossilised shells provided the stone to build the Egyptian pyramids. Like a generalist’s dream Dartnell’s prose flows as if geography, science and history were taught as one subject, an academic merging that provides a new perspective on humanity’s residence upon the Earth.' - Waterstones Review.