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The Birth of the Anthropocene
Jeremy Davies
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Description for The Birth of the Anthropocene
Hardback. Carbon dioxide levels have reached heights not seen for three million years, and the greatest mass extinction since the time of the dinosaurs appears to be underway. This book shows how this epochal transformation puts the deep history of the planet at the heart of contemporary environmental politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: HB; RB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152. .
The world faces an environmental crisis unprecedented in human history. Carbon dioxide levels have reached heights not seen for three million years, and the greatest mass extinction since the time of the dinosaurs appears to be underway. Such far-reaching changes suggest something remarkable: the beginning of a new geological epoch. It has been called the Anthropocene. The Birth of the Anthropocene shows how this epochal transformation puts the deep history of the planet at the heart of contemporary environmental politics. By opening a window onto geological time, the idea of the Anthropocene changes our understanding of present-day environmental destruction and ... Read more
The world faces an environmental crisis unprecedented in human history. Carbon dioxide levels have reached heights not seen for three million years, and the greatest mass extinction since the time of the dinosaurs appears to be underway. Such far-reaching changes suggest something remarkable: the beginning of a new geological epoch. It has been called the Anthropocene. The Birth of the Anthropocene shows how this epochal transformation puts the deep history of the planet at the heart of contemporary environmental politics. By opening a window onto geological time, the idea of the Anthropocene changes our understanding of present-day environmental destruction and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
420g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520289970
SKU
V9780520289970
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About Jeremy Davies
Jeremy Davies teaches in the School of English at the University of Leeds.
Reviews for The Birth of the Anthropocene
An excellent forthcoming book.
Robert Macfarlane The Guardian I can't recall another book that positions the present global crisis in Earth's deep history so well, in a form that can be readily understood by non-specialists. Every ecosocialist should read it.
Ian Angus Climate and Capitalism The first book you would want to read to ... Read more
Robert Macfarlane The Guardian I can't recall another book that positions the present global crisis in Earth's deep history so well, in a form that can be readily understood by non-specialists. Every ecosocialist should read it.
Ian Angus Climate and Capitalism The first book you would want to read to ... Read more