The Resource The age of wood : our most useful material and the construction of civilization, Roland Ennos
The age of wood : our most useful material and the construction of civilization, Roland Ennos
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The item The age of wood : our most useful material and the construction of civilization, Roland Ennos represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 6 library branches.
- Summary
- "As the dominant species on Earth, humans have made astonishing progress since our ancestors came down from the trees. But how did the descendants of small primates manage to walk upright, become top predators, and populate the world? How were humans able to develop civilizations and produce a globalized economy? Now, in The Age of Wood, Roland Ennos shows for the first time that the key to our success has been our relationship with wood. Brilliantly synthesizing recent research with existing knowledge in fields as wide-ranging as primatology, anthropology, archaeology, history, architecture, engineering, and carpentry, Ennos reinterprets human history and shows how our ability to exploit wood's unique properties has profoundly shaped our bodies and minds, societies, and lives. He takes us on a sweeping ten-million-year journey from Southeast Asia and West Africa where great apes swing among the trees, build nests, and fashion tools; to East Africa where hunter gatherers collected their food; to the structural design of wooden temples in China and Japan; and to Northern England, where archaeologists trace how coal enabled humans to build an industrial world. Addressing the effects of industrialization--including the use of fossil fuels and other energy-intensive materials to replace timber--The Age of Wood not only shows the essential role that trees play in the history and evolution of human existence, but also argues that for the benefit of our planet we must return to more traditional ways of growing, using, and understanding trees. A winning blend of history and science, this is a fascinating and authoritative work for anyone interested in nature, the environment, and the making of the world as we know it."--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 467 pages (large print), 4 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781432886103
- Label
- The age of wood : our most useful material and the construction of civilization
- Title
- The age of wood
- Title remainder
- our most useful material and the construction of civilization
- Statement of responsibility
- Roland Ennos
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "As the dominant species on Earth, humans have made astonishing progress since our ancestors came down from the trees. But how did the descendants of small primates manage to walk upright, become top predators, and populate the world? How were humans able to develop civilizations and produce a globalized economy? Now, in The Age of Wood, Roland Ennos shows for the first time that the key to our success has been our relationship with wood. Brilliantly synthesizing recent research with existing knowledge in fields as wide-ranging as primatology, anthropology, archaeology, history, architecture, engineering, and carpentry, Ennos reinterprets human history and shows how our ability to exploit wood's unique properties has profoundly shaped our bodies and minds, societies, and lives. He takes us on a sweeping ten-million-year journey from Southeast Asia and West Africa where great apes swing among the trees, build nests, and fashion tools; to East Africa where hunter gatherers collected their food; to the structural design of wooden temples in China and Japan; and to Northern England, where archaeologists trace how coal enabled humans to build an industrial world. Addressing the effects of industrialization--including the use of fossil fuels and other energy-intensive materials to replace timber--The Age of Wood not only shows the essential role that trees play in the history and evolution of human existence, but also argues that for the benefit of our planet we must return to more traditional ways of growing, using, and understanding trees. A winning blend of history and science, this is a fascinating and authoritative work for anyone interested in nature, the environment, and the making of the world as we know it."--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ennos, Roland
- Dewey number
- 620.1209
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- QK475
- LC item number
- .E545 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Thorndike Press large print nonfiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Wood
- Trees
- Woodwork
- Building, Wooden
- Human evolution
- Plants and civilization
- Plants and history
- Human evolution
- Large type books
- Plants and civilization
- Plants and history
- Trees
- Wood
- Woodwork
- Label
- The age of wood : our most useful material and the construction of civilization, Roland Ennos
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-464)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1221019338
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 467 pages (large print), 4 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781432886103
- Lccn
- 2020048244
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1221019338
- Label
- The age of wood : our most useful material and the construction of civilization, Roland Ennos
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-464)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1221019338
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 467 pages (large print), 4 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781432886103
- Lccn
- 2020048244
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1221019338
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