Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Human evolution, diffusion, and culture -- Ch. 3. Foragers -- Ch. 4. Domestication -- Ch. 5. The diffusion and early development of agriculture -- Ch. 6. The emergence of civilization -- Ch. 7. China -- Ch. 8. India -- Ch. 9. A technological civilization -- Ch. 10. Globalization -- Ch. 11. Resource production -- Ch. 12. Manufacturing -- Ch. 13. Services -- Ch. 14. Transportation and communication -- Ch. 15. Romantic responses -- Ch. 16. Political reactions -- Ch. 17. Conservation, natural resources, and population -- Ch. 18. Pollution, biodiversity, and climate change -- Ch. 19. American cities -- Ch. 20. Rural America -- Ch. 21. Cities abroad -- Ch. 22. Countrysides abroad.