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 injustice. Linking new developments in earth science to the insights of world historians, Jeremy Davies shows that as the Anthropocene epoch begins, politics and geology have become inextricably entwined.
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Jeremy Davies Imprint: California Uni Pr Trade Country of Publication: United States Edition: 1 Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 408g ISBN:9780520289970 ISBN 10: 0520289978 Pages: 176 Publication Date:24 May 2016 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for The Birth of the Anthropocene
An excellent forthcoming book. -- Robert Macfarlane The Guardian