The first global study by a historian to fully integrate the earth-system approach of the new climate science with the material history of humanity.

Climate Change and the Course of Global History presents the first global study by a historian to fully integrate the earth-system approach of the new climate s

The acclaimed historian demonstrates a link between climate change and social unrest across the globe during the mid-17th century. Revolutions, droughts, famine

Explores the latest historical research on the development of the earth's climate, showing how even minor changes in the climate could result in major social, p