EARTH TRANSFORMED (HB)

Many people can name influential leaders and major battles of the past. Very few can name the most destructive storms, the worst winters, the most devastating droughts. In this book, ground-breaking author Peter Frankopan takes us from the beginning of recorded history to the present day, and shows how climatic conditions have profoundly affected the development of human society in areas as diverse as religion and language, the growth of the bureaucratic state and the increased use of slaves.