The Human Footprint is a global, thematic, and multi–disciplinary history of the planet, from its earliest origins to its current condition. Avoiding conventional narratives and using the latest research in a diverse range of fields, Penna brings harmony to human history and ecology and provides a fresh, much–needed narrative of world history. Provides a comprehensive, global look at the history of the earth from the Paleolithic to the present eraUses a multi–disciplinary approach, drawing on the most recent research in geology, climatology, evolutionary biology, archaeology, anthropology, history, demography and the social and physical sciencesEach chapter expands on a single theme, including human evolution, the invention of agriculture and its global impact, population growth, urbanization, manufacturing, consumption, industrialization, and energy use

Anthony N. Penna has taught at Carnegie–Mellon University and Northeastern University, where he has been teaching North American and Global Environmental history courses since 1990. He is the author of Nature s Bounty: Historical and Modern Environmental Perspectives (1999), and he is co–editor of Remaking Boston: An Environmental History of the City and Its Surroundings (2009). Read less

• Publisher: Wiley
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• Publication Date: April 1, 2009
• Pages: 376
• ISBN13: 9781405187718
• Item Weight: 544 grams
• Original Price: 48.95 USD
• Edition: N/A
• Binding: Paperback