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BL
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665823
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| Main Entry
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Spier, Fred,1952-
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| Title & Author
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Big history and the future of humanity /\ Fred Spier
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| Publication Statement
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Chichester, U.K. ;Malden, MA :: Wiley-Blackwell,, 2010
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xv, 272 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9781444334210 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 1444334212 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-261) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction to big history -- General approach -- Cosmic evolution : the emergence of simple forms of complexity -- Our cosmic neighborhood : the emergence of greater complexity -- Life on the Earth : the widening range of complexity -- Early human history : the emergence of the greatest known complexity -- Recent human history : the development of the greatest known complexity -- Facing the future
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Civilization-- Philosophy
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History-- Philosophy
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World history-- Philosophy
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Human evolution
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Human ecology
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Biocomplexity
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Complexity (Philosophy)
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| Dewey Classification
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909
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| LC Classification
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CB19.S679 2010
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