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Climate Change in Prehistory: The End of the Reign of Chaos.
by Burroughs, William James
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0521070104
- ISBN 13
- 9780521070102
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New York: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2008. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures, front cover little creased, bottom edge little rubbed, minor edgewear. 356 pp. How did humankind deal with the extreme challenges of the last Ice Age? How have the relatively benign post-Ice Age conditions affected the evolution and spread of humanity across the globe? William Burroughs sets our genetic history in the context of climate change during prehistory, and thus the origin of many features of our modern world are identified. He reviews the aspects of our physiology and intellectual development that have been influenced by climatic factors, and how features of our lives - diet, language, domestication of animals - are also the product of the climate in which we evolved. To summarize: climate change in prehistory has made us what we are today. The author weaves together studies of the climate with anthropological, archaeological and historical studies, and will fascinate all those interested in the effects of climate on human development and history. (A printed copy of a print-on-demand book from Cambridge University Press.).
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15016
- Title
- Climate Change in Prehistory: The End of the Reign of Chaos.
- Author
- Burroughs, William James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint ed.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0521070104
- ISBN 13
- 9780521070102
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- environment, weather, climatology, climate change, ancient history, prehistory, archeology, earth sciences
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