Fred Spier

Big History and the Future of Humanity presents an originaltheoretical approach that makes “big history” –the placing of the human past within the history of life, theEarth, and the Universe -- accessible to general readers whilerevealing insights into what the future may hold forhumanity. Provides an accessible and original overview of the entiresweep of history that places human history within the history oflife, the Earth, and the Universe Featuresan original theory of “big history” which explains allof history and opens up an entirely new interdisciplinary researchagenda Offersnew insights into the future of humanity by better understandingthe past Presentsa new approach to complexity studies, which takes into account thegreatest galaxy clusters as well as the tiniest sub-atomicparticles

Big History and the Future of Humanity

The social and natural sciences have more in common than most people would perhaps suspect. This thought-provoking study, the first of its kind ever attempted, presents a single straightforward structure which unites the latest scientific views on the history of the Universe, the Solar System, Earth, life and humankind. It contributes to a better understanding of some long-standing academic controversies, such as the root causes for the origins of humankind, the rise of agriculture and the emergence of early states.

The Structure of Big History from the Big Bang Until Today

This study deals with religion and politics from the first introduction of agriculture, ca 8000 B.C.E., providing a wealth of new sociological insights as well as many novel historical facts. This long-term investigation is among the first of its kind, if not the first, that has been produced for any world region.

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