Maps of Time by David Christian
An introduction to a fresh way of looking at history, from a perspective that stretches from the beginning of time onwards. Beginning with the Big Bang, it views the interaction of the natural world with the arrivals in flora and fauna, including human beings.
"[Christian's] book is remarkably successfulIt has the essential effect of first stimulating and then retaining the reader's interest." * New Scientist *
"A fascinating read." * San Francisco Chronicle *
"Christian has hit a home run. . . . This book should be required reading for any extraterrestrials visiting the earth for the first time." * College & Research Libraries News *
“A good read, a fascinating prospectus for a new kind of history.” * American Scientist *
“A remarkable work of synthesis and scholarship. . . . Christian's Olympian perspective on the story of time is exhilarating.” * The Guardian *
“An ambitious and clearly-written account.” * Future Survey *
“Forges bold and ingenious connections between the physical and social sciences.” * The Age *
"David Christian has given us a state-of-the-art instance of Big History, a work of breathtaking synthesis." * Books & Culture: A Christian Review *
"No brief can possible do even minimal justice to an author and his summa cum laude opus." * Journal of World History *
"No work in this genre [macro-history] is better than David Christian’s Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History. . . . [I]t is a brilliantly executed act of provocation." * The Times *
"Christian's clarity of style and modesty add grace and subtlety to an ambitious effort." * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *
"A fascinating read." * San Francisco Chronicle *
"Christian has hit a home run. . . . This book should be required reading for any extraterrestrials visiting the earth for the first time." * College & Research Libraries News *
“A good read, a fascinating prospectus for a new kind of history.” * American Scientist *
“A remarkable work of synthesis and scholarship. . . . Christian's Olympian perspective on the story of time is exhilarating.” * The Guardian *
“An ambitious and clearly-written account.” * Future Survey *
“Forges bold and ingenious connections between the physical and social sciences.” * The Age *
"David Christian has given us a state-of-the-art instance of Big History, a work of breathtaking synthesis." * Books & Culture: A Christian Review *
"No brief can possible do even minimal justice to an author and his summa cum laude opus." * Journal of World History *
"No work in this genre [macro-history] is better than David Christian’s Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History. . . . [I]t is a brilliantly executed act of provocation." * The Times *
"Christian's clarity of style and modesty add grace and subtlety to an ambitious effort." * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *
David Christian is Professor in the Department of History at San Diego State University. He is the author of Living Water: Vodka and Russian Society on the Eve of Emancipation (1990), Imperial and Soviet Russia: Power, Privilege and the Challenge of Modernity (1997), and A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia: Volume 1: Inner Eurasia from Prehistory to the Mongol Empire (1998).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520271449 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520271440 |
| Title | Maps of Time |
| Author | David Christian |
| Series | California World History Library |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2011-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 672 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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