Journeys From the Centre of the Earth: How Geology Shaped Civilization

by Iain S. Stewart

The history of the Mediterranean world from a geologist’s point of view.Weaving a lively narrative through history, geography and archaeology, Hot Rocks explores the Mediterranean – the cradle of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844138135
• ISBN13: 9781844138135
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Random House, Inc.
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 2.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.9" x 1.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Superb, literally ground breaking

Great pity the BBC don't sell DVDs of such superb documentaries. Read the book, which has so much more. Stewart is a pleasure to watch listen and read. Offers a remarkable explanation of how geology shaped early western civilization. What if that asteroid shooting star had not hit Italy north of Rome, would western civilization be Christian? Does that shake or strengthen your belief? Depends on who you see as sending the shooting star. Strengthens mine justJack