Big history and the future of humanity - Spier, Fred, 1952- (Chichester, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
Introduction to big history -- General approach -- Cosmic evolution : the emergence of simple forms of complexity -- Our cosmic neighborhood : the emergence of greater complexity -- Life on the Earth : the widening range of complexity -- Early human history : the emergence of the greatest known complexity -- Recent human history : the development of the greatest known complexity -- Facing the future.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Civilization -- Philosophy; History -- Philosophy; World history -- Philosophy; Human evolution; Human ecology; Biocomplexity; Complexity (Philosophy)