“Perhaps the best guide so far to the different senses and timeframes attached to the term [Anthropocene].” ―
London Review of Books Published On: 2017-03-02
“Elegant and concise . . . alert to the new relationship that needs to be forged between culture and climate change.” ― Times Literary Supplement Published On: 2017-02-01
“Excellent.” — Robert Macfarlane ― The Guardian Published On: 2016-04-01
“I can’t recall another book that positions the present global crisis in Earth’s deep history so well, in a form that can be readily understood by non-specialists. Every ecosocialist should read it.” ― Climate and Capitalism Published On: 2016-08-14
“This lucid and well-argued book stands out for the detailed seriousness and scholarship with which, against all the looser appropriations of the term now current, it considers the meaning of ‘the Anthropocene’.” ― Green Letters: Studies in Ecocriticism
“An excellent commentary, which will serve both committed scholars and early undergraduates equally well . . . Davies’ most impressive accomplishment in this book is his ability to ease readers into the key contemporary debates.” ― Journal of Interdisciplinary History
“The first book you would want to read to find out the origins, philosophies, and debate surrounding the ‘Anthropocene’. . . . A fascinating tour of natural history.” ― Capitalism Nature Socialism Published On: 2016-11-02
“Jeremy Davies’ concise, erudite and highly-engaging book, The Birth of the Anthropocene, will, I am sure, soon be regarded as one of the best introductions to this new and rapidly evolving field. All [readers] will certainly appreciate Davies’ knack for making the complex comprehendible and the daunting manageable.” — Andrew Peterson ― World History Connected
“A modest book of giant ambition… Davies’ work takes us on a much deeper dive into the history of the Earth itself.” ― The Quarterly Review of Biology Published On: 2017-12-01
“Geological knowledge is mixed with political ideas without losing objectivity…. Davies introduces the difficulties of defining geological change, and contextualizes events within a proper time scale.” ― Conservation Biology
“The Birth of the Anthropocene is a sweeping and ambitious positioning of our current place in the Earth’s long history. . . . Davies’ method of periodization carries him through to a new and persuasive way of thinking about the Anthropocene.” ― Journal of World History –This text refers to the hardcover edition.
From the Back Cover
“The world that all humans in all history knew has ended, and something new has started. This book can help you begin thinking about what that event—the biggest event in our lifetimes—really means.”—Bill McKibben, author of
Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet
“This is the best general introductory—and yet original and thoughtful—book I have read that explains to readers the political significance of the term Anthropocene.”—Dipesh Chakrabarty, University of Chicago
“The Birth of the Anthropocene offers a very striking argument about how we should and should not use the idea of the Anthropocene. What is more, it is beautifully written and very clear—a real joy to read.”—Daniel Lord Smail, Harvard University
About the Author
Jeremy Davies teaches in the School of English at the University of Leeds. –This text refers to the
hardcover edition.
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