附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 563-594) and index.
Introduction: A modern creation myth? -- pt. 1. The Inanimate Universe. The first 300,000 years: origins of the universe, time and space -- Origins of the galaxies and stars: the beginnings of complexity -- Origins and history of the earth -- pt. 2. Life on Earth. The origins of life and the theory of evolution -- The evolution of life and the biosphere -- pt. 3. Early Human History: Many Worlds. The evolution of humans -- The beginnings of human history -- pt. 4. The Holocene: Few Worlds. Intensification and the origins of agriculture -- From power over nature to power over people: cities, states, and "civilizations" -- Long trends in the era of agrarian "civilizations" -- pt. 5. The Modern Era: One World. Approaching modernity -- Globalization, commercialization, and innovation -- Birth of the modern world -- The great acceleration of the twentieth century -- pt. 6. Perspectives on the Future. Futures.
摘要:An introduction to a new way of looking at history, from a perspective that stretches from the beginning of time to the present day, Maps of Time is world history on an unprecedented scale. Beginning with the Big Bang, David Christian views the interaction of the natural world with the more recent arrivals in flora and fauna, including human beings.
