The Human Footprint: A Global Environmental HistoryWiley, 2010 - 354 páginas The Human Footprint is a global, thematic, and multi-disciplinary history of the planet, from its earliest origins to its current condition. Avoiding conventional narratives and using the latest research in a diverse range of fields, Penna brings harmony to human history and ecology and provides a fresh, much-needed narrative of world history.
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An Evolving Earth | 10 |
Evolving Humanity | 34 |
Foraging Cultivating and Food Production | 57 |
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