Vermeij Nature

An Economic History
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-2649-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
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E-Book, Englisch, 464 Seiten

Geerat J. Vermeij is Distinguished Professor of Geology at the University of California, Davis. As an evolutionary biologist and paleontologist, he studies shells and the fossil and living animals responsible for building them. His books include Evolution and Escalation: An Ecological History of Life, A Natural History of Shells (both Princeton), and Privileged Hands. He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1992.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vermeij, Geerat

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vii

CHAPTER ONE: Economy and Evolution: A Road Map 1

CHAPTER TWO: The Evolving Economy 13

CHAPTER THREE: Human and Nonhuman Economies Compared 38

CHAPTER FOUR: The Economics of Everyday: Consumption and the Role of Enemies in Nature 59

CHAPTER FIVE: The Economics of Everyday: Production and the Role of Resources 92

CHAPTER SIX: The Ingredients of Power and Opportunity: Technology and Organization 121

CHAPTER SEVEN: The Ingredients of Power and Opportunity: The Environment 145

CHAPTER EIGHT: The Geography of Power and Innovation 169

CHAPTER NINE: Breaking Down and Building Up: The Role of Disturbance 204

CHAPTER TEN: Patterns in History: Toward Greater Reach and Power 246

CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Future of Growth and Power 292

Appendix 1: Abbreviations 317

Appendix 2: The Geological Time Scale 319

Notes 321

Literature Cited 371

Index 431

Über Autor(innen)

Geerat J. Vermeij is Distinguished Professor of Geology at the University of California, Davis. As an evolutionary biologist and paleontologist, he studies shells and the fossil and living animals responsible for building them. His books include Evolution and Escalation: An Ecological History of Life, A Natural History of Shells (both Princeton), and Privileged Hands. He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1992.