Big History and the Future of Humanity

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