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Language: English
Published by Penguin Books, 1993
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- Title
- A Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations
- Author
- Clive Ponting
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Publication year
- 1993
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0140176608
- ISBN 13
- 9780140176605
- Item weight
- 0.68 pounds
In an important work that forces readers to view history with new eyes, Ponting shows in compelling detail how, over and over, human beings throughout history have prospered by exploiting the Earth's resources to the point where they could no longer sustain societies' populations, causing collapse. Publicity to tie in with Earth Day (April 23rd).
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About the Author
Clive Ponting is the author of several books on world history.
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