The Sixth Extinction
An Unnatural History
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 319 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Provides a moving account of the disappearances occurring all around us and traces the evolution of extinction as concept, from its first articulation by Georges Cuvier in revolutionary Paris up through the present day. The sixth extinction is likely to be mankind's most lasting legacy, compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human.
Subjects:
Mass extinctions.
Extinction (Biology)
Environmental disasters.
SCIENCE / Environmental Science.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution.
Mass extinctions.
Extinction (Biology)
Environmental disasters.
SCIENCE / Environmental Science.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution.
ISBN:
9780805092998 (hardback)
| Availability | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
| SCIENCE Life Kol | St. Andrews Indoors | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 4/4/2023) |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-304) and index.
