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The decline and fall of the human empire: why our species is on the edge of extinction

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For the first time in over ten millennia, the rate of human population growth is slowing down. The global population is forecast to begin declining in the second half of this century, and in 10,000 years’ time, our species will likely be extinct.

In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, Henry Gee shows how we arrived at this crucial moment in our history, beginning his story deep in the palaeolithic past and charting our dramatic rise from one species of human among many – teetering on the edge of extinction for more than a hundred millennia – to the most dominant animal to ever live on Earth.

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Call Number

578 GEE t

Publisher

London : Picador., 2025

Collation

278 p. ; 23 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781035032242

Classification

500

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Edition

Ed. 1

Subject(s)

Human Evolution
Natural Science

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Statement of Responsibility

Henry Gee

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Level

High School

Book Segment

Reading for pleasure

Reading Level

Independent

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