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Minutes to midnight : history and the Anthropocene era from 1763 / Paul Dukes.

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Minutes to midnight : history and the Anthropocene era from 1763 / Paul Dukes.

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Minutes to midnight : history and the Anthropocene era from 1763 / Paul Dukes.

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Full title

Minutes to midnight : history and the Anthropocene era from 1763 / Paul Dukes.

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Publisher

London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2011.

Date

2011.

Call Numbers

N909.82/208

Record Identifier

74Vv6PJMQRDA

MMS ID

991006751159702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xii, 153 p. ; 23 cm.

Publication information

Publisher

London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2011.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

2011.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"The book examines the evolution of the predicament symbolised by the setting of the Doomsday Clock at a few minutes to midnight in the context of the Anthropocene Era from 1763, making special reference to the study of history throughout the period. It seeks to demonstrate the necessity for history as science, while pointing out the inadequacy of...

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Minutes to midnight : history and the Anthropocene era from 1763 / Paul Dukes.

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Anthem world history.

Machine generated contents note: Preface 1. Introduction: Times and Approaches 2. Enlightenment and Revolutions, 1763-1815 3. Nations and -Isms, 1815-1871 4. Natural Selection, 1871-1921 5. From Relativity to Totalitarianism, 1921-1945 6. Superpower, 1945-1968 7. Planet Earth, 1968-1991 8. Minutes to Midnight, 1991- Notes.

Includes bibliographical references and index....

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Call Numbers

N909.82/208

Record Identifier

74Vv6PJMQRDA

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv6PJMQRDA

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ISBN

085728780X (papercover)

9780857287793 (hardback)

0857287796 (hardback)

9780857287809 (papercover)

DDC

909.82

MMS ID

991006751159702626

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