Humanity evolved in an Ice Age in which glaciers covered much of the world. But starting about 15,000 years ago, temperatures began to climb. Civilization and all of recorded history occurred in this warm period, the era known as the Holocene-the long summer of the human species. In The Long Summer, Brian Fagan brings us the first detailed record of climate change during these ...(展开全部)

布莱恩•费根（Brian Fagan）  《纽约时报》畅销书作家  美国考古学学会“公共教育奖”“主席引文奖”  专业考古学家学会“杰出服务奖”  国家地理学会、《时代/生活》《大英百科全书》《微软电子百科全书》考古顾问 世界知名考古学家，加州大学圣巴巴拉分校荣誉退休教授。著有畅销书《大暖化》《小冰河时代》《世界史前史》《地球人：世界史前史导论》等50多本著作，其中包括8本考古学专业大学教科书。

Humanity’s last major source of food from the wild, and how it enabled and shaped the growth of civilization In this history of fishing—not as sport but as sustenance—archaeologist and best-selling author Brian Fagan argues that fishing was an indispensable and often overlooked element in the growth of civilization. It sustainably provided enough food to allow cities, nations, ...(展开全部)

布莱恩•费根（Brian Fagan）  《纽约时报》畅销书作家  美国考古学学会“公共教育奖”“主席引文奖”  专业考古学家学会“杰出服务奖”  国家地理学会、《时代/生活》《大英百科全书》《微软电子百科全书》考古顾问 世界知名考古学家，加州大学圣巴巴拉分校荣誉退休教授。著有畅销书《大暖化》《小冰河时代》《世界史前史》《地球人：世界史前史导论》等50多本著作，其中包括8本考古学专业大学教科书。

Humanity’s last major source of food from the wild, and how it enabled and shaped the growth of civilization In this history of fishing—not as sport but as sustenance—archaeologist and best-selling author Brian Fagan argues that fishing was an indispensable and often overlooked element in the growth of civilization. It sustainably provided enough food to allow cities, nations, ...(展开全部)

2021 Cundill History Prize Finalist “Outstanding, original, and revolutionary. Favereau subjects the Mongols to a much-needed re-evaluation, showing how they were able not only to conquer but to control a vast empire. A remarkable book.” ―Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads The Mongols are widely known for one thing: conquest. In the first comprehensive history of the Hor...(展开全部)

2021 Cundill History Prize Finalist “Outstanding, original, and revolutionary. Favereau subjects the Mongols to a much-needed re-evaluation, showing how they were able not only to conquer but to control a vast empire. A remarkable book.” ―Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads The Mongols are widely known for one thing: conquest. In the first comprehensive history of the Hor...(展开全部)

This gripping, deeply thoughtful book considers future of civilization in the light of what we know about climate change and related threats. David Orr, an award-winning, internationally recognized leader in the field of sustainability and environmental education, pulls no punches: even with the Paris Agreement of 2015, Earth systems will not reach a new equilibrium for centuri...(展开全部)