{"product_id":"the-long-summer-how-climate-changed-civilization-paperback","title":"The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilization - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Fagan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of the centuries-long pattern of human adaptation to the challenges of an ever-changing climate--and how climate change gave rise to civilization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A compelling and fascinating book.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNature \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumanity evolved in an Ice Age in which glaciers covered much of the world. But starting around 15,000 years ago, temperatures began to climb. Civilization and all of recorded history occurred in this warm period, known as the Holocene--the long summer of the human species. People in the Near East abandoned hunting and gathering and began cultivating cereal crops, the catastrophic flood that created the Black Sea drove settlers deep into Europe, and the warming and drying of the Sahara forced its cattle-herding peoples to take up a less hazardous life along the banks of the Nile. This warming period ushered in the migrations and advancements that define human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Long Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned archaeologist Brian Fagan illuminates the centuries-long pattern of human adaption to the challenges of an ever-changing climate, with profound resonance for our own time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Fagan\u003c\/b\u003e (1936-2025) was one of the world's leading archaeological writers. He was a distinguished professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Little Ice Age \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Great Warming\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.01 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53056307757280,"sku":"9780465022823","price":22.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/o8WQDqueLi9780465022823.webp?v=1781358877","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-long-summer-how-climate-changed-civilization-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}