Minutes to midnight : history and the Anthropocene era from 1763 /

"The Doomsday Clock was created in 1947 by a group of atomic scientists to symbolise the perils facing humanity from nuclear weapons. In 2007 it was set at five minutes before the final bell, including for the first time the threat of climate change as well as new developments in the life scien...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Dukes, Paul, 1934-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2011.
Series:	Anthem world history.
Subjects:	Science and civilization. Nature > Effect of human beings on. Global environmental change. Human ecology. History, Modern. HISTORY / Modern / General.