A Green History of the World - The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations de Clive Ponting - 1993

A Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations
by Clive Ponting
ISBN is 9780140176605 / 0140176608
Publisher: Penguin Books, 1993
Paperback
5 x 7.75 inches, 430 pages

In an important work that forces readers to view history with new eyes, Ponting shows in compelling detail how, over and over, human beings throughout history have prospered by exploiting the Earth's resources to the point where they could no longer sustain societies' populations, causing collapse. Publicity to tie in with Earth Day (April 23rd).

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Publishing Group, 1993. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Books. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

New York, New York: Penguin, 1993. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. Used Book: Trade Paperback Standard used condition. Reading copy or better.

New York: Penguin Books, 1993. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Historian Clive Ponting shows how the story of the fall of Rome-- with the ever expanding population and ever evolving technological complexity, finally exhausted its natural resources and had an ecological breakdown that doomed its society--is repeated throughout history all over the world, from Sumeria to ancient Egypt to Easter Island. Human beings prosper by exploiting the natural resources available to them until those resources can no longer sustain them, which leads to a decline and eventual collapse of that society. Book is clean and unmarked with slight wear to cover edges, pages toned, quite clean, no markings. 430 pages. 7.75 x 5.25 inches. 1993, Penguin Books, New York.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin, 1993. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9780140176605

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.