THE EARTH IN PAST AGES

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ

CONTENTS PART I CLEARING IN THE DEEP PAST THE RETURN OF THE FOREST FIRE AND FORAGERS THE FIRST FARMERS THE CLASSICAL WORLD THE MEDIEVAL WORLD PART II REACHING OUT: EUROPE AND THE WIDER WORLD 13 THE GREAT ONSLAUGHT, 1945–95: DIMENSIONS OF CHANGE 14 THE GREAT ONSLAUGHT, 1945–95: PATTERNS OF CHANGE