Bibliograph

The sixth extinction, an unnatural history, Elizabeth Kolbert

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The sixth extinction, an unnatural history, Elizabeth Kolbert

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The sixth extinction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

853618709

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Kolbert

Sub title

an unnatural history

Summary

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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6th extinction

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