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Origins

Origins

How the Earth Shaped Human History

by Lewis Dartnell
Paperback
Publication Date: 18/02/2020

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The Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilisations.

Human evolution in East Africa was driven by geological forces.

Ancient Greece developed democracy because of its mountainous terrain.

Voting behaviour in the United States today follows the bed of an ancient sea.

Professor Lewis Dartnell takes us on an astonishing journey into our planet's past to tell the ultimate origin story. Blending science and history, Origins reveals the Earth’s awesome impact on the shape of human civilisations – and helps us to see the challenges and opportunities of the future.

ISBN:
9781784705435
9781784705435
Category:
Ecological science
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
18-02-2020
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Random House
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
352
Dimensions (mm):
198x129x31mm
Weight:
0.31kg

"Stands comparison with Sapiens..Thrilling"
Sunday Times 

"A sweeping, brilliant overview of the history not only of our species but of the world"
Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads

"Absorbing...A first-class read – and an important one"
Observer

Lewis Dartnell

Lewis Dartnell is an astrobiology researcher and professor at the University of Westminster. He has won several awards for his science writing, and contributes to the Guardian, The Times and New Scientist. He has also written for television and appeared on BBC Horizon, Sky News, and Wonders of the Universe, as well as National Geographic and History channels. A tireless populariser of science, his previous books include the bestselling The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch.

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