{"product_id":"9783032205162","title":"World-Systems Evolution and Global Futures: A Big History Perspective","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWorld-Systems Evolution and Global Futures: A Big History Perspective\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLePoire, David J.; Grinin, Leonid; Korotayev, Andrey\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #494949; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThis book offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of how complexity emerges, transforms, and accelerates across the entire 13.8-billion-year history of the Universe. It brings together chapters from leading researchers to explore the deep structure of complexity—from cosmic origins and planetary evolution to biological innovation, human development, civilizational dynamics, and possible future trajectories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #494949; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eNotably, several chapters bridge multiple phases of Big History, providing valuable cross-disciplinary insights—such as comparisons between cosmic and terrestrial evolution and analyses of energy dissipation across physical and complex adaptive systems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #494949; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThis book offers a comprehensive exploration of complexity’s manifestations and transformations across time and scale. By exploring these diverse topics, the book contributes to the broader field of Big History, deepening our understanding of complexity’s interconnected nature across the cosmos, life, and human civilization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-06-16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032205162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 608\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46186946461836,"sku":"9783032205162","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032205162.jpg?v=1779585836","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032205162","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}