The sixth extinction

an unnatural history
Elizabeth Kolbert
Book - 2014

Provides a moving account of the disappearances occurring all around us and traces the evolution of extinction as concept, from its first articulation by Georges Cuvier in revolutionary Paris up through the present day. The sixth extinction is likely to be mankind's most lasting legacy, compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human.

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Main Author: Kolbert, Elizabeth
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
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an unnatural history
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