Big History: From the Big Bang to the Present

(Paperback, Revised Edition)

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Big History tells the story of the universe, from the beginning to now, by interweaving the fields of biology, geology and anthropology to offer an all-encompassing account of Earth's history. Flowing seamlessly from the birth of the universe to life on a planet inhabited by billions of people, this is a mind altering account of the fate of the Earth and of our role in this ongoing story. Featuring Cynthia Stokes Brown's paradigm-shifting movement, Big History is a seminal work written for academics, students and the layperson alike.

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This exciting saga crosses space and time to illustrate how humans, born of stardust, were shapedand how they in turn shaped the world we know today.
Publishers Weekly

Theres much to argue about in Browns account, and much to discover.
The Washington Post

Brown combines the findings of major authorities in the natural sciences and the human sciences, crisply portraying the discoveries and debates on history at the grandest scale.
Patrick Manning, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of World History, University of Pittsburgh

Author Bio

Cynthia Stokes Brown is a retired professor of education at Dominican University of California. She has written works of history and biography, including the American Book Award-winning Ready from Within: Septima Clark and the Civil Rights Movement, Connecting with the Past, and Refusing Racism. She lives in Berkeley, California.