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Apocalypse : how catastrophe transformed our world and can forge new futures
Wade, Lizzie2025
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A new view on the human tradition of apocalypse, from the rise of Homo sapiens to the climate instability of our present, and a look at how the new tools of archaeology reveal these upheavals as moments that created the world we live in, and continue to offer surprising opportunities for radical change--.
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London : William Collins, 2025.©2025.
Collation:
x, 304 pages : map ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction : the endHow we misunderstood the apocalypse of human extinctionHow sea level rise spurred ingenuityHow apocalypse brought people togetherHow apocalypses turn inequality into violenceHow society collapses, but civilization survivesHow post-apocalyptic societies reinvent themselvesHow the apocalypse of colonialism has hidden in plain sightHow slavery created the modern worldWhy we've stayed trapped in the apocalypse-and how we can find our way outEpilogue : the beginning.
ISBN:
9780008761424 (paperback)
Dewey class:
577.27
Language:
English
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BRN:
529705
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 577.27 APO | Onloan - Due: 01 Jul 2025 |