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The sixth extinction : an unnatural history /

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Provides a moving account of the disappearances occurring all around us and traces the evolution of extinction as concept, from its first articulation by Georges Cuvier in revolutionary Paris up through the present day. The sixth extinction is likely to be mankind's most lasting legacy, compell...

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Main Author:	Kolbert, Elizabeth
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Mass extinctions. Extinction (Biology) Environmental disasters. SCIENCE / Environmental Science. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution.

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