Spier, Fred 1952- creator text bibliography enk 2015 2nd edition. monographic eng

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xxi, 336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm "Provides an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history that places human history within the context of the history of life, the Earth, and the universe"-- Introduction to big history -- General approach -- Cosmic evolution : the emergence of simple forms of complexity -- Our cosmic neighborhood : the emergence of greater complexity -- Life on the Earth : the widening range of complexity -- Early human history : the emergence of the greatest known complexity -- Recent human history : the development of the greatest known complexity -- Facing the future -- Appendix: A short time line of big history. Fred Spier. Includes bibliographical references and index. Civilization Philosophy Civilización Filosofía History Philosophy Historia Filosofía World history Philosophy Human evolution Evolución humana Human ecology Ecología humana Biocomplexity Biocomplejidad Complexity (Philosophy) Complejidad (Filosofía) CB 19 S755b 2015 909 Spier, Fred, 1952- Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley/Blackwell, 2015 Second edition. (DLC) 2014045961 9781118881729 (paperback) 1118881729 http://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9781118881729.jpg http://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9781118881729.jpg DLC 141114 20230410104014.0 spa