ISBN10: 0691173214, ISBN13: 9780691173214, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Softcover Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 halftones. 19 line illus. 5 tables. 7 maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228. . 2016. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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[publisher: University Press Group Ltd] Softcover First Edition First Edition thus, as good as new. Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum How Humans Took Control of Climate Special Collection by William F. Ruddiman. Published by University Press Group Ltd in 2010. Paperback. The impact on climate from 200 years of industrial development is an everyday fact of life, but did humankind's active involvement in climate change really begin with the industrial revolution, as commonly believed? William Ruddiman's provocative new book argues that humans have actually been changing the climate for some 8,000 years - as a result of the earlier discovery of agriculture. The Ruddiman Hypothesis will spark intense debate. We learn that the impact of farming on greenhouse-gas levels. Collectible item in excellent condition.
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ISBN10: 0691133980, ISBN13: 9780691133980, [publisher: Princeton University Press, United States, New Jersey] Softcover The impact on climate from 200 years of industrial development is an everyday fact of life, but did humankind's active involvement in climate change really begin with the industrial revolution, as commonly believed? William Ruddiman's provocative new book argues that humans have actually been changing the climate for some 8,000 years - as a result of the earlier discovery of agriculture. The "Ruddiman Hypothesis" will spark intense debate. We learn that the impact of farming on greenhouse-gas levels, thousands of years before the industrial revolution, kept our planet notably warmer than if natural climate cycles had prevailed - quite possibly forestalling a new ice age. "Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum" is the first book to trace the full historical sweep of human interaction with Earth's climate.Ruddiman takes us through three broad stages of human history: when nature was in control; when humans began to take control, discovering agriculture and affecting climate through carbon dioxide and methane emissions; and, finally, the more recent human impact on climate change. Along the way he raises the fascinating possibility that plagues, by depleting human populations, also affected reforestation and thus climate - as suggested by dips in greenhouse gases when major pandemics have occurred. The book concludes by ...

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