{"product_id":"the-human-footprint-isbn-9781118912461","title":"The Human Footprint","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Human Footprint: A Global Environmental History, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, presents a multidisciplinary global history of Earth from its origins to the present day. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a comprehensive, global, multidisciplinary history of the planet from its earliest origins to the present era\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on the most recent research in geology, climatology, evolutionary biology, archaeology, anthropology, history, demography and the social and physical sciences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures the latest research findings on planetary history, human evolution, the green agricultural revolution, climate change, global warming and the nature of world\/human history interdependencies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers in-depth analyses of topics relating to human evolution, agriculture, population growth, urbanization, manufacturing, consumption, industrialization, and fossil fuel dependency.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of World History 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of Big History 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of World Environmental History 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarth's History and Human Origins 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMass Migrations and the Rise of Agriculture 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation Growth and the Rise of Cities 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCities and the Rise of Manufacturing and Industry 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld Trade and New World Ecology 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFossil Fuels and Climate Change 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 An Evolving Earth 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Origins of Earth and Its Unique Atmosphere: From Hot to Cold Planet 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIcehouse Planet and Greenhouse Planet 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlate Tectonics, Super-continents, and Climate Change 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Warming 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cooling 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Elevation of the Tibetan Plateau and Its Effect on the Global Climate 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Birth, Death, and Rebirth of the Mediterranean Sea and Its Hemispheric Environmental Effects 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impact of the Isthmus of Panama on Global Climate Change 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mid-Pliocene, Glacial and Interglacial Cycles, and \"Modern\" Times 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Evolving Humanity 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimatic Changes and Evolution 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnother Effect of the Closing of the Mediterranean Sea 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Ancestry 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Birth of Human Intelligence 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Diets and Their Nutritional Value 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranslating Human Intelligence into Action 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTectonic Upheavals, Landscape Changes, and Climate 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation Migration and Expansion 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHomo Neanderthalensis vs. Homo Sapiens 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Broad Spectrum: An Economic Revolution 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Foraging, Cultivating, and Food Production 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Farming and a Warming Climate 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSettlement and Domestication 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Agricultural Communities 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Agriculture in China 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Agriculture in Africa 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Agriculture in Mesoamerica 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Agriculture in Europe 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld Agriculture during the Age of Manufacture and Industry 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Green Revolution, 1840–1930 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Second Green Revolution, 1945– 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgro-business, Food Prices, and Climate Change 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Populating the Earth: Diet, Domestication, and Disease 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Modern Demographic Scenario 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Disease in Calculating Population Size 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impact of Migration and Settlement on Global Population Growth 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Nutrition in Early Population Growth 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Animal Domestication in the Spread of Infectious Disease 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutrition, Climate Change, and Population 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Population Bomb or Not? 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Making of an Urban World 128\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Does \"Urban\" Mean? 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Urbanization and Its Environmental Effects 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient Urbanization 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Origin ofWriting 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impact of Changing Rivers on Environmental Quality 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrbanization in the Indus Valley 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina’s Early Cities 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient Mesoamerican Cities 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly European Cities 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Mining, Making, and Manufacturing 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Age of Copper and Bronze 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effects of Ancient Mining on Human Health and the Environment 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMining in the Roman World 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Age of Iron 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIron-Making in China and India 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIron-Making in Premodern Europe 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManufacturing in West Africa, 1350–1800 CE 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManufacturing in Colonial America 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManufacturing in the Modern World 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Industrial Work 196\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Economies of China and India 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuropean Hegemony and British Industrialization 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Developments in China, Japan, and India 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarnessing the Power of Water 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisease, Death, and a Public Health Response 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Power of Steam 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Invention and Innovation 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Industrialization in the United States and Britain 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoal, Iron, and Steel 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustrial Transformation and Global Auto Mobility 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Trade and Consumption 235\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Trading Networks 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistancing Consumers from Producers 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterial Goods 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuxury Foods Become Commodities 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTobacco 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSugar 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoffee and Tea 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Effects of Increased Cultivation of Coffee 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConspicuous Consumption 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Consumption 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Automobile and Electronics in Emerging Markets 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Recession, 2008–2013 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Fossil Fuels and Wind, Water, Nuclear, and Solar Energy 269\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Eotechnic World: Waterwheels and Windmills 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Paleotechnic World: Energy from Coal 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Neotechnic World: Energy from Oil 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Developing World's Demands for Energy 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Case for Natural Gas: A Neotechnic Energy Solution 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHydraulic Fracturing of Rock, or \"Fracking,\" to Release Natural Gas Deposits 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Case for Nuclear Energy: Another Neotechnic Solution 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Case for Renewable Wind and Solar Power: A Return to the Eotechnic 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 A Warming Climate 312\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Mayan Civilization 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Medieval Warm Period (1000–1300 CE) and Little Ice Age (1300–1850 CE) 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurrent Global Climate Conditions 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Solar Energy 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of the Atlantic Circulation Energy Exchange 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Fossil Fuel Emissions 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is to Be Done? 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 343\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAnthony N. Penna\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of History, Northeastern University. His books include \u003ci\u003eNature’s Bounty: Historical and Modern Environmental Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), \u003ci\u003eRemaking Boston: An Environmental History of the City and Its Surroundings\u003c\/i\u003e (co-editor, 2009), and \u003ci\u003eNatural Disasters in a Global Environment\u003c\/i\u003e (co-author; Wiley, 2013).  \u003cp\u003eUpdated to reflect the most recent research, the second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Human Footprint\u003c\/i\u003e expands upon Anthony N. Penna’s multidisciplinary global history of Earth from its beginnings to the present day. While initial chapters focus on “big history,” placing human history within a cosmic framework, succeeding chapters reveal the great natural and human transformations that have shaped civilization over millennia.\u003c\/p\u003e Utilizing the most up-to-date research from geologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, economists, historians, and others, individual chapters expand upon single topics within broader themes relating to Earth’s history and human origins; mass migrations and the rise of agriculture; nutrition and population growth and the rise of cities, manufacturing, and industry; world trade, mass consumption, and new world ecology; modes of energy use, and more. New research into the world’s warming climate serves to reinforce the fragile nature of world\/human history interdependencies. Timely and essential, \u003ci\u003eThe Human Footprint\u003c\/i\u003e provides illuminating insights into the future of our planet by revealing the interconnectedness of humans and nature throughout our past.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990260203749,"sku":"NP9781118912461","price":40.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118912461.jpg?v=1761787104","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-human-footprint-isbn-9781118912461","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}