WOOD AGE: HOW WOOD SHAPED THE WHOLE / HUMAN HISTORY (PB)

Drawing together recent research and reinterpreting existing evidence from fields as far-ranging as primatology, anthropology, archaeology, history, architecture, engineering and carpentry, this fascinating work of big history shows how our ability to exploit wood’s unique properties has shaped our bodies and minds, societies and lives. It also charts the dislocating effects of industrialism and explains how rediscovering traditional ways of growing, using and understanding trees can help combat climate change and bring our lives into better balance with nature.