The bionarrative : the story of life and hope for the future /

This book is for the general reader interested in the human place in nature and the future of civilisation. It is based on the biohistorical approach to the study of human situations. This approach recognises human culture as a new and extremely important force in the biosphere. The book discusses t...

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Main Author: Boyden, Stephen Vickers (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Acton, A.C.T. : ANU Press, 2016
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Preface / Stephen Boyden
  • 1. The bionarrative, biohistory and biounderstanding
  • 2. Life before humans
  • 3. Humans enter the system
  • 4. The Early Farming and Early Urban phases
  • 5. Ecological Phase 4: The Exponential Phase
  • 6. Religion and warfare in biohistorical perspective
  • 7. Healthy people on a healthy planet
  • Epilogue. Musings.