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portada The Last Animal. Human History and the Fate of Life on Earth from the Ice Age to the Sixth Extinction
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2026
Language
English
Pages
488
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
23.5x15.6 cm
ISBN13
9780691254227

The Last Animal. Human History and the Fate of Life on Earth from the Ice Age to the Sixth Extinction

Kyle Harper (Author) · Princeton University Press · Hardcover

The Last Animal. Human History and the Fate of Life on Earth from the Ice Age to the Sixth Extinction - Kyle Harper

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Synopsis "The Last Animal. Human History and the Fate of Life on Earth from the Ice Age to the Sixth Extinction"

From the acclaimed author of The Fate of Rome and Plagues upon the Earth, a monumental history of the world that lays bare the devastating human toll on animal lifeHumans are a force of nature like no other animal on the planet. For thousands of years, we have radically altered the destiny of other species. Today, we do so at such an accelerating rate that it is widely proposed that we live on the brink of a Sixth Extinction, comparable to the most destructive moments in the fossil record. The Last Animal provides the first historical account of humanity’s impact on animal biodiversity, taking readers from the megafaunal extinctions of the Ice Age to the planetwide perils of the present. In a masterful blend of global history with the latest discoveries in ecology, evolution, and Earth system science, Kyle Harper casts the Sixth Extinction in a new light. He meticulously documents the long history of human-driven biodiversity loss, insisting that both species extinctions and ecosystem simplification are essential to measuring humanity’s impact, which is more profound than recognized. The Last Animal reenvisions the human story by highlighting a wondrous range of extinct creatures and the webs of life they inhabited. Set against a backdrop of migrations and empires, wars and revolutions, and the inexorable march of technological progress, Harper’s epic narrative demonstrates how our ability to manipulate nature is a fundamental yet increasingly dangerous element of our success. Putting the grand sweep of world history into geological perspective, Harper argues that the long view is essential to confronting the urgent challenges we face. A startling account of how much biodiversity has already been lost, The Last Animal is also a poignant call to protect what remains.

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