num_pages: 448
description: In an important work that forces readers to view history with new eyes, Ponting shows in compelling detail how, over and over, human beings throughout history have prospered by exploiting the Earth's resources to the point where they could no longer sustain societies' populations, causing collapse. Publicity to tie in with Earth Day (April 23rd).
language: English
title: A Green History of the World: The Environment & the Collapse of Great Civilizations
titlecomplete: A Green History of the World: The Environment & the Collapse of Great Civilizations
genres: Environment, Politics, Ecology, Science, Economics, Natural History, Nature, Nonfiction, History, Sustainability
ratings_count: 748
publisher: Penguin