TY - BOOK AU - Spier,Fred TI - Big history and the future of humanity SN - 1444334212 (hbk.) AV - CB19 .S679 2010 U1 - 909 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Oxford PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Biocomplexity KW - Civilization KW - Philosophy KW - Complexity (Philosophy) KW - History KW - Human ecology KW - Human evolution KW - World history N1 - Formerly CIP; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - Provides an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history that places human history within the context of the history of life, the Earth, and the universe UR - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-FVaP5gXsPCN9Neb4OBJNTdLxQ_dNXjz/view?usp=sharing ER -