
Global Life Systems
Population, Food, and Disease in the Process of Globalization
Robert P. Clark(Author)
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published on 22. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-7425-0075-4 (ISBN)
Description
'Humans did not begin as a global species; we had to expand to become one. And we could not have done so without other living organisms becoming global along with us.' Robert P. Clark develops in this book a global life systems perspective that delineates how biological forces mutually reinforce one another-and what their globalization has meant for both human society and the biosphere. While he resists biological 'determinism,' Clark traces interconnected developments among population, disease, agriculture, trade, fuels, and other life systems to more thoroughly explore and elucidate the globalization of human endeavors within an ever evolving context of nature and environment. His lucid and richly documented book offers a fresh look at social evolution and a broader basis for understanding the contemporary context for global change.
Reviews / Votes
This is a well-organized book, clearly argued, and the writing is accessible. The central story line is leavened with interesting examples and anecdotes to light and lighten the path. * Population Studies: A Journal of Demography * In this important new book, Robert Clark shows that globalization is not a process that began twenty or even five hundred years ago, but rather has roots that are to be found thousands of years back into the human past. Moreover, it has been not just an economic process but a biological and demographic one as well. Those who wish to understand the current process of globalization in its proper historical context will do well to read this book.... -- Stephen K. Sanderson, author of Social Transformations: A General Theory of Historical Development In this important new book, Robert Clark shows that globalization is not a process that began twenty or even five hundred years ago, but rather has roots that are to be found thousands of years back into the human past. Moreover, it has been not just an economic process but a biological and demographic one as well. Those who wish to understand the current processof globalization in its proper historical context will do well to read this book. -- Stephen K. Sanderson, author of <I>Social Transformations: A General Theory of Historical Development<I>
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
587 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7425-0075-4 (9780742500754)
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Person
Robert P. Clark is professor of government at George Mason University.
Content
Part 1 Global Life Systems
Chapter 2 Life Systems and Globalization
Chapter 3 Population
Chapter 4 Food
Chapter 5 Disease
Part 6 Case Studies
Chapter 7 Agriculture Comes to Europe
Chapter 8 The Biology of the Silk Road
Chapter 9 The Biological Impact of Europeans on Eastern North America, 1600-1800
Chapter 10 Feeding Industrial Cities
Part 11 Consequences
Chapter 12 Global Food Networks in the Information Age
Chapter 13 Emerging (and Re-emerging) Infectious Diseases
Chapter 14 The Loss of Biodiversity
Chapter 15 Where Do We Go from Here?: Biological Dimensions of Interplanetary and Interstellar Migration
Chapter 2 Life Systems and Globalization
Chapter 3 Population
Chapter 4 Food
Chapter 5 Disease
Part 6 Case Studies
Chapter 7 Agriculture Comes to Europe
Chapter 8 The Biology of the Silk Road
Chapter 9 The Biological Impact of Europeans on Eastern North America, 1600-1800
Chapter 10 Feeding Industrial Cities
Part 11 Consequences
Chapter 12 Global Food Networks in the Information Age
Chapter 13 Emerging (and Re-emerging) Infectious Diseases
Chapter 14 The Loss of Biodiversity
Chapter 15 Where Do We Go from Here?: Biological Dimensions of Interplanetary and Interstellar Migration