Structure of Big History

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The social and natural sciences have more in common than most of us may suspect. This thought-provoking study presents a single straightforward structure which unites the latest scientific views on the history of the universe, the solar system, the planet, life and humankind. The focus on the formation, differentiation and transformation of configurations, regimes, and on the ever-changing reactions and interactions between them produces a simple, dynamic and reality-congruent structure with which to view the whole of history. It contributes to a better understanding of some long-standing academic controversies such as the root causes behind the origins of humankind, the rise of agriculture and the emergence of early states.

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Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments
I General approach 1
Regimes as structuring elements for cosmic, planetary and human history 2
Human regimes 5
Inorganic regimes 13
II Human life between micro and macro regimes 15
Astronomical regimes 16
Organic and biological regimes 24
III Human cultural regimes 33
Human ecological regime transformations as the major structuring principle of human history 38
IV Three major ecological regime transformations as structuring principle for human history 45
The first great ecological regime transformation: the domestication of fire 45
The gatherer-hunter social regime 49
Sedentary gatherers and hunters 52
The second great ecological regime transformation: the transition to an agrarian regime 55
The evolving agrarian social regime 62
Agrarian social regime differentiation and development 67
The third great ecological regime transformation: the transition toward an industrial regime 77
Social regime transformations 80
Planetary ecological regime development 81
Summary and conclusions 85
Notes 89
References 97
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