EAN: 9780241990780

JUNGLE - PATRICK ROBERTS KARTONIERT (TB)

'A bold  ambitious and truly wonderful history of the world' Peter Wohlleben  author of The
Hidden Life of Trees 'A fascinating story and a crucial revision of the momentous importance of
tropical forests to human history' Lewis Dartnell  author of Origins _________________________
Jungle tells the remarkable story of the world's tropical forests  from the arrival of the
first plants millions of years ago to the role of tropical forests in the evolution of the
world's atmosphere  the dinosaurs  the first mammals and even our own species and ancestors.
Highlighting provocative new evidence garnered from cutting-edge research  Dr Roberts shows 
for example  that our view of humans as 'savannah specialists' is wildly wrong  and that the
'Anthropocene' began not with the Industrial Revolution  but potentially as early as 6 000
years ago in the tropics. We see that the relationship between humankind and 'jungles' is
deep-rooted  that we are all connected to their destruction  and that we must all act to save
them. Urgent  clear-sighted and original  Jungle challenges the way we think about the world -
and ourselves. _________________________ 'Welcome to the Jungle - a breathtaking book' Mark
Maslin  author of How to Save Our Planet 'Timely  readable and highly relevant' Steve Brusatte
author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs 'Its revelations and stories will stir  rearrange
and populate your mind for years to come' Paul Hawken  editor of Drawdown 'Brilliant ... it
delivers a timely warning about our abuse of the environment' David Abulafia  author of The
Great Sea 'Finally  a book on rainforests that does justice to their majesty and importance'
Simon Lewis  co-author of The Human Planet

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