A History of Humanity : The Evolution of the Human System (Hardcover)

List of maps; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. Introduction: 1. The human system; Part II. Pleistocene Evolution: 2. Biological and cultural evolution; 3. Speech and social evolution; 4. Systemic expansion; 5. Production and confederation; Part III. Holocene Evolution: 6. Society: network vs hierarchy; 7. Collisions and contraction; 8. From global networks to capitalism; Part IV. Anthropocene Evolution: 9. Systemic threats; 10. Hope for adaptations; Appendix. Frameworks for analysis; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.