Five Innovations That Changed Human History: Transitions and Impacts

by Robin Derricourt

Book Overview

We live in an era of major technological developments, post-pandemic social adjustment, and dramatic climate change arising from human activity. Considering these phenomena within the long span of human history, we might ask: which innovations brought about truly significant and long-lasting transformations? Drawing on both historical sources and archaeological discoveries, Robin Derricourt explores the origins and earliest development of five major...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009523392
• ISBN13: 9781009523394
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages