Climate Change in Human History - by Benjamin Lieberman & Elizabeth Gordon (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"[This book] provides an up-to-date and concise introduction to the relationship between human beings and climate change throughout history. Starting with periods hundreds of thousands of years ago and continuing up to the present day, [it] illustrates how natural climate variability affected early human societies, and how humans are now altering climate within much shorter periods of time"--Back cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Climate Change and Human History</i> provides an up-to-date and concise introduction to the relationship between human beings and climate change throughout history. <br/><br/>Starting with periods hundreds of thousands of years ago and continuing up to the present day, the book illustrates how natural climate variability affected early human societies, and how humans are now altering climate drastically within much shorter periods of time. For each major period of time, the book will explain how climate change has created opportunities as well as risks and challenges for human societies.<br/><br/>The book will introduce and develop several related themes including: <br/><br/> Phases of climate and history<br/> Factors that shape climate<br/> Climate shocks and sharp climate shifts<br/> Climate and the rise and fall of civilizations<br/> Industrialization and climate science<br/> Accelerating climate change, human societies, and the future<br/><br/>An ideal companion for all students of environmental history, <i> Climate Change and Human History</i> clearly demonstrates the critical role of climate in shaping human history and of the experience of humans in both adapting to and shaping climate change<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>Climate Change in Human History</i> demonstrates just how fundamentally a changing climate has worked its way through into the pores of the historical record. This impressive and vastly important volume lays out, in an accessible and stimulating way, a comprehensive narrative from human origins to what may become our anthropogenic twilight. Essential reading not just for historians but students of all disciplines!<br/>Mark Levene, Reader in History at the University of Southampton, UK and, co-editor of History at the End of the World? History, Climate Change and the Possibility of Closure<br><br>A superb work of historical and scientific synthesis. Lieberman and Gordon show how fruitful collaborative efforts between scientists and humanists can be.<br/>Frank Zelko, Associate Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA<br><br>They say that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. When it comes to climate change, understanding the impact of past climate changes on human civilization is critical to assessing the unprecedented threat we face with human-caused climate change. There is no better treatment of the topic of climate history than <i>Climate Change in Human History: Prehistory to the Present</i> by Benjamin Lieberman and Elizabeth Gordon. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking greater knowledge of climate history and what it can teach us.<br/>Michael E. Mann, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science, Penn State University, and co-author of The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial is Threatening the Planet, Destroying our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Benjamin Lieberman</b> is Professor of History at Fitchburg State University, USA. His most recent publications are <i>Terrible Fate: Ethnic Cleansing in the Making of Modern Europe</i> (2013) and <i>The Holocaust and Genocides in Europe </i>(2013). <p/><b>Elizabeth Gordon</b> is an Associate Professor of Geoscience at Fitchburg State University, USA.</p>
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