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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 lookin ...
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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 lookin ...
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Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 2007 Reprint Trade Paperback Very Good. No Jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xiv, 202 pp. Fourth printing. Light rubbing to the cover edges; previous owner name on the front free endpaper. The binding is tight and the text is clean.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, Date: 2007. Reprint . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 202 pp. Fourth printing. Light rubbing to the cover edges; previous owner name on the front free endpaper. The binding is tight and the text is clean. 2007. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691133980 9780691133980 [US]
ISBN10: 0691133980, ISBN13: 9780691133980, [publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ] Softcover xiv, 202 pp. Fourth printing. Light rubbing to the cover edges; previous owner name on the front free endpaper. The binding is tight and the text is clean. [Gastonia, NC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, Date: 2005. Reprint. Paperback. VG+. Trade paperback, some wear to rear cover corners, clean, no spine crease; internally fine, unmarked. This title was reissued in 2016 with a new intro by the author, this copy is otherwise the same. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome. 2005. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691133980 9780691133980 [US]
ISBN10: 0691133980, ISBN13: 9780691133980, [publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ] Softcover Trade paperback, some wear to rear cover corners, clean, no spine crease; internally fine, unmarked. This title was reissued in 2016 with a new intro by the author, this copy is otherwise the same. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome. [Milton, VT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
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