Survival : the survival of the human race

By: Shuckburgh EmilyMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: USA Cambridhe University Press 2009Description: vii, 234 pISBN: 9780521710206LOC classification: GN281
Contents:
1. Survival of the human race - Emily Shuckburgh 2. Survival of empires - Paul Kennedy 3. Survival of culture - Edith Hall 4. Survival of language - Peter Austin 5. Surviving disease - Richard Feachem, Oliver Sabot 6. Surviving natural disasters - James Jackson 7. Surviving famine - Andrew Prentice 8. Surviving longer - Cynthia Kenyon 9. Survival into the future - Diana Liverman Epilogue
Summary: This fascinating and accessible book examines the survival of the human race from a broad range of viewpoints. Through in-depth examinations of a number of very distinct aspects of human life, Survival: The Survival of the Human Race covers topics ranging from the preservation of Empires, to the challenges of maintaining cultural identity, the sufferings inflicted by famine, disease and natural disasters, the opportunities for increased longevity and the threats presented by climate change.
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Geography Rack No 01 GN281 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) Available Billno: 40956, Billdate: 21.08.2018 01338
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1. Survival of the human race - Emily Shuckburgh
2. Survival of empires - Paul Kennedy
3. Survival of culture - Edith Hall
4. Survival of language - Peter Austin
5. Surviving disease - Richard Feachem, Oliver Sabot
6. Surviving natural disasters - James Jackson
7. Surviving famine - Andrew Prentice
8. Surviving longer - Cynthia Kenyon
9. Survival into the future - Diana Liverman
Epilogue

This fascinating and accessible book examines the survival of the human race from a broad range of viewpoints. Through in-depth examinations of a number of very distinct aspects of human life, Survival: The Survival of the Human Race covers topics ranging from the preservation of Empires, to the challenges of maintaining cultural identity, the sufferings inflicted by famine, disease and natural disasters, the opportunities for increased longevity and the threats presented by climate change.

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