Davies, Jeremy,  1983- <br/><br/>
The birth of the Anthropocene / 
Jeremy Davies. 
 - ix, 234 pages :  map ;  21 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Living in deep time -- Versions of the Anthropocene -- Geology of the future -- The rungs on the ladder -- An obituary for the Holocene -- Conclusion : not even past. 
<br/><br/> "The world is facing an environmental crisis unprecedented in human history. Carbon dioxide levels have reached heights not seen for three million years, and the greatest mass extinction since the time of the dinosaurs appears to be underway. Such far-reaching changes suggest something remarkable: the beginning of a new geological epoch. It has been called the Anthropocene. The Birth of the Anthropocene shows how this epochal transformation puts the deep history of the planet at the heart of contemporary environmental politics. By opening a window onto geological time, the idea of the Anthropocene changes our understanding of present-day environmental despoliation and injustice. Jeremy Davies argues incisively that unequal relations between human societies must now be understood as ecological and geophysical forces that leave profound traces in the makeup of the planet. Linking new developments in earth science to the insights of world historians, Davies shows that as the Anthropocene epoch begins, politics and geology have become inextricably entwined"--Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780520289970 0520289978 9780520289987 0520289986 0520964330 9780520964334 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>40026271009 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Univ of California Pr, C/O Perseus Distribution 210 American Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301  SAN 631-760X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015043076 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>From 10 thousand years ago 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Global environmental change.<br/>Nature--Effect of human beings on.<br/>Environmental geology.<br/>Paleoecology--Holocene.<br/>Environmental geology.<br/>Global environmental change.<br/>Holocene Geologic Period.<br/>Nature--Effect of human beings on.<br/>Paleoecology.<br/>Anthropogener Einfluss<br/>Anthropozän<br/>Humanökologie<br/>Umweltveränderung<br/>Holozän<br/>Umweltgeologie<br/>Global uppvärmning.<br/>Miljögeologi.<br/>Paleoekologi.<br/>Människan och naturen.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Environmental geology Global environmental change Nature  Effect of human beings on Paleoecology  Holocene 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GE149  / .D38 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>304.2