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The Long Summer - by Brian Fagan (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • For more than a century we've known that much of human evolution occurred in an Ice Age.
  • About the Author: Brian Fagan is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
  • 284 Pages
  • Science, Environmental Science

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About the Book



From the author of "The Little Ice Age," a wide-ranging and surprising look at how climate changes have affected the whole of human history



Book Synopsis



For more than a century we've known that much of human evolution occurred in an Ice Age. Starting about 15,000 years ago, temperatures began to rise, the glaciers receded, and sea levels rose. The rise of human civilization and all of recorded history occurred in this warm period, known as the Holocene. Until very recently we had no detailed record of climate changes during the Holocene. Now we do. In this engrossing and captivating look at the human effects of climate variability, Brian Fagan shows how climate functioned as what the historian Paul Kennedy described as one of the "deeper transformations" of history -- a more important historical factor than we understand.



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"Extremely readable and thought-provoking, this book should appeal to many people, including those concerned with global warming and its implications for the future."



About the Author



Brian Fagan is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. A former Guggenheim Fellow, he has written many internationally acclaimed popular books about archaeology, including The Little Ice Age, The Great Warming, and The Long Summer. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.01 Inches (H) x 5.36 Inches (W) x .82 Inches (D)
Weight: .63 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 284
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: Environmental Science
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Brian Fagan
Language: English
Street Date: December 29, 2004
TCIN: 84744560
UPC: 9780465022823
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-4033
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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