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In an important work that forces readers to view history with new eyes, Ponting shows in compelling detail how, over and over, human beings throughout history have prospered by exploiting the Earth's resources to the point where they could no longer sustain societies' populations, causing collapse. Publicity to tie in with Earth Day (April 23rd).
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December 05, 2000: Is it possible to write an academic yet lucid and entertaining Green history of the world? How can you give the history any vitality without examining the deeds of great men like Alexander, Napoleon and Lenin? Sir Clive Ponting, one of our greatest living revisionist historians, has fulfilled this seemingly insurrmountable task in a remarkable way. This is not a history of the top dogs who have dominated the political scenes, made wars and carried out mass slaughters. This is a history of the earth. This is a history about you, me and every living organism on earth. I recommend this book to scholars and laymen alike.
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