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''Sunil Amrith has given us the most readable global environmental history yet... a towering achievement and a joy to read'' - J. R. McNeill

''The Burning Earth is as beautiful as it is indispensable, as breathtaking as it is devastating. It answers questions most of us have been too daft even to ask. It will set you on fire'' - Jill Lepore, author of These Truths: A History of the United States

''A devastating panorama of human folly, a poetic meditation on how the search for freedom from nature undermined the very conditions for life on earth. Beautifully written, Sunil Amrith's global and long-term view is crucial to understanding the environmental predicaments we are in, and, perhaps, to restore a distraught world. A must read for anyone concerned with the state of the planet'' - Sven Beckert, author of Empire of Cotton

''Memorable and mesmerizing. Sunil Amrith has gifted us a page-turner of a book, written with p

The Burning Earth

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''Sunil Amrith has given us the most readable global environmental history yet... a towering achievement and a joy to read''... Read more

    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 9/26/2024
    ISBN13: 9780241461983, 978-0241461983
    ISBN10: 0241461987

    Non Fiction , History , Non Fiction

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    ''Sunil Amrith has given us the most readable global environmental history yet... a towering achievement and a joy to read'' - J. R. McNeill

    ''The Burning Earth is as beautiful as it is indispensable, as breathtaking as it is devastating. It answers questions most of us have been too daft even to ask. It will set you on fire'' - Jill Lepore, author of These Truths: A History of the United States

    ''A devastating panorama of human folly, a poetic meditation on how the search for freedom from nature undermined the very conditions for life on earth. Beautifully written, Sunil Amrith's global and long-term view is crucial to understanding the environmental predicaments we are in, and, perhaps, to restore a distraught world. A must read for anyone concerned with the state of the planet'' - Sven Beckert, author of Empire of Cotton

    ''Memorable and mesmerizing. Sunil Amrith has gifted us a page-turner of a book, written with p

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