A New Green History of the World

Clive Ponting's bestselling study of man's despoliation of the planet - now completely revised and updated.

Informationen zum Autor Clive Ponting Klappentext Studies the relationship between the environment and human history. This book examines world civilizations from Sumeria to ancient Egypt, from Easter Island to the Roman Empire and it argues that human beings have repeatedly built societies that have grown and prospered by exploiting the Earth's resources. Zusammenfassung Studies the relationship between the environment and human history. This book examines world civilizations from Sumeria to ancient Egypt, from Easter Island to the Roman Empire and it argues that human beings have repeatedly built societies that have grown and prospered by exploiting the Earth's resources.

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Clive Ponting's bestselling study of man's despoliation of the planet - now completely revised and updated.

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Clive Ponting

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Studies the relationship between the environment and human history. This book examines world civilizations from Sumeria to ancient Egypt, from Easter Island to the Roman Empire and it argues that human beings have repeatedly built societies that have grown and prospered by exploiting the Earth's resources.