Space, Time and Man A Prehistorian's View

About this book

Human understanding of time and space has been developing since the most primitive societies began to record an awareness of their history and environment. Grahame Clark, a distinguished prehistorian, describes that process and its extension with the emergence of technology, social organisation and the capacity for abstract thought. Moving from preliterate to civilised societies, he charts the various phases of transition, marked most notably by the growth of geographical discovery culminating in the circumnavigation of the earth, and the growth of a deeper, more critical view of human history. Our own period takes this fascinating account into the exploration of outer space and the search for an understanding of man's place in the cosmos.

Contents

List of figures
Preface
Acknowledgements

1. From animal ecology to human history
2. Space in preliterate societies
3. Time in preliterate societies
4. Civilization and the expansion of space
5. Civilization and the deepening of historical time
6. Evolution and world prehistory
7. Extraterrestrial space and time
8. Epilogue

Notes
Bibliography
Index

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