{"product_id":"164579","title":"What Created the Great Transformation ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/3jYFtwgOsC0V32GOxEfeCr8QUyiKCt.png?v=1764974388\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e What Created the Great Transformation \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-bottom:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-color:;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable align=\"center\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003ctbody style=\"border:0px\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"center\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:black;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/goods\/149432064\/XL\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;{split_style6}padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e Description \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eVaclav Smil, all his insights in one volume!\u003cbr\u003e How has modern society changed and where is it headed?\u003cbr\u003e A masterful guide that coolly penetrates the complex world. Completely understand Vaclav Smil with this one volume!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Climate change, population decline, technological advancements... With the daily barrage of news, we feel confused, torn between the illusion that technological singularity will lead us to a rosy future and the extreme pessimism that environmental destruction will lead to the extinction of humanity any day now.\u003cbr\u003e Is humanity moving in the right direction? What is the true nature of the reality we face today? Vaclav Smil's masterpiece, \"What Made the Great Transformation,\" offers the most sobering and profound insight into these questions. \u003cbr\u003eRather than simply listing predictions, this book delves into five major shifts that shaped human civilization, drawing on extensive historical data and statistics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book is essentially a compilation of the various writings of Vaclav Smil.\u003cbr\u003e Analyzes how the modern world was shaped through five key axes: population, food, energy, economy, and environment. \u003cbr\u003eHow did humans, once plagued by high birth rates and high death rates, achieve such explosive population growth? How did people, once plagued by the fear of starvation, come to have the abundant, even excessive, food they now enjoy? How did a life reliant solely on firewood and human labor lead to the powerful energy revolutions of coal, oil, and electricity? How did the economy, intertwined with these forces, achieve such exponential growth? This book vividly illustrates the environmental toll this dazzling growth has taken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through this massive shift, Smil rejects both the blind optimism that \"technology will solve everything\" and the extreme pessimism that \"humanity will be destroyed.\" \u003cbr\u003eInstead of flashy theories, he uses cold, quantitative data to reveal our dazzling achievements and the hidden realities behind them, offering an intellectual map for reflecting on the future of human civilization.\u003cbr\u003e We may be at the most critical juncture in human history.\u003cbr\u003e \"What Created the Great Transformation\" will provide the most powerful insights for understanding this complex world and wisely preparing for the future.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e01.\u003cbr\u003e Five Groundbreaking Transformations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * How did the world change?\u003cbr\u003e * The pace of change and the generation gap\u003cbr\u003e * Before and after the five great transitions\u003cbr\u003e * Research on the great transformation that must be viewed from various angles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e02.\u003cbr\u003e population transition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * The various consequences of population transition on the world\u003cbr\u003e * Demographic Transition \u003cbr\u003e* Limits to life expectancy, aging, and population decline\u003cbr\u003e * Immigration, Urbanization, and Megacities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e03.\u003cbr\u003e A major transformation in agriculture and food\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * How have agriculture and food systems changed?\u003cbr\u003e * Productivity transition: crops and animals\u003cbr\u003e * Transition in food supply and diet\u003cbr\u003e * End of famine and environmental problems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e04.\u003cbr\u003e Great Energy Transition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Three key factors driving the energy transition\u003cbr\u003e * Energy transition achieved in a short period of time\u003cbr\u003e Electrification: Accelerating the Transition\u003cbr\u003e * Improving energy efficiency and changing energy consumption across the economy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e05.\u003cbr\u003e Great economic transformation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * The economic transition to a modern system\u003cbr\u003e * Transition in global economic growth rate\u003cbr\u003e * Transition from a subsistence economy to a modern economy\u003cbr\u003e * Material abundance, mobility, information, and communication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e06.\u003cbr\u003e Great environmental transformation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Negative impact of global transformation on the environment\u003cbr\u003e * Destroyed land, carelessly used land: the scars on the surface left by the great transformation\u003cbr\u003e * The many negative impacts modern society has had on the environment \u003cbr\u003e* Global changes caused by human actions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e07.\u003cbr\u003e The Results and Future of the Great Transformation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Results and prospects of the five major transformations\u003cbr\u003e * The impact of the five great transformations\u003cbr\u003e * The coming groundbreaking transformation\u003cbr\u003e * The unfinished great transition and humanity's choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003esupplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Scientific units and multiples\u003cbr\u003e * References and Sources\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e These societies, which were very slow to change, had several common characteristics: extremely low population growth rates, constant food shortages, and inefficient energy transitions.\u003cbr\u003e This is because they mainly used fuels with low energy density, such as wood, and even then, they obtained energy with low efficiency by burning them in campfires or simple stoves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Whether a major transformation occurs gradually or rapidly, the key elements of change usually develop in an S-shaped curve. \u003cbr\u003eThis growth follows a logistic function or some similar growth type that draws a symmetrical shape on both sides.\u003cbr\u003e The S-curve growth pattern shows that the transition to a new way of life starts very slowly at first.\u003cbr\u003e Therefore, existing methods can continue to play an important role for decades even after new technologies emerge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.51\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The most direct and core force driving this demographic transition is the decline in the birth rate, and to truly understand how dramatic this decline in the birth rate is, we must first understand the average number of children that humans are biologically capable of having.\u003cbr\u003e Only by using that figure as a standard can we clearly understand the extent to which the birth rate has declined over the course of subsequent history and properly evaluate its significance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.71\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe nutritional transition has contributed significantly to helping humanity overcome famine and reduce malnutrition.\u003cbr\u003e Thanks to this, everyone can get food at a lower price than before, and the share of household income spent on food has decreased, but the variety of fresh food, beverages, and processed food has actually become excessively diverse.\u003cbr\u003e The 'multicultural phenomenon of diet', which emerged as diets became more complex and influenced each other, has spread the awareness that Indian or Japanese food is not necessarily food eaten only in those countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.\u003cbr\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The explosive increase in the use of chemical fertilizers is pouring massive amounts of nitrates into the soil, which are washed by rainwater and flow to distant rivers, ultimately ending up in the ocean. \u003cbr\u003eExcessive nutrients flowing into the ocean cause rapid proliferation of certain plankton, which ultimately depletes the oxygen in the water and creates a huge 'dead zone', or dead sea, where marine life cannot survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This reality is unlikely to change easily in the near future.\u003cbr\u003e Because there is no cutting-edge technology yet that can immediately replace long-distance commercial flights or large-scale intercontinental sea transport.\u003cbr\u003e As a result, I believe that turbofan and diesel aircraft jet engines will be with us for decades to come.\u003cbr\u003e Another key reason for the slow pace of change is the enormous energy demand of the transportation sector, which consumes 2.5 billion tons of refined petroleum products each year and cannot be replaced by other energy sources in the short term, even if numerous alternatives become commercially available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.258\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen people think of modern manufacturing, they picture mechanized factories mass-assembling cars or cell phones, not the neighborhood bakery or tailor shop.\u003cbr\u003e When French critics worry about the loss of manufacturing jobs, it's not the closing of neighborhood bakeries that they have in mind.\u003cbr\u003e And it is difficult to clearly define what constitutes a “new product” within the manufacturing category.\u003cbr\u003e According to the American classification, ready-mixed concrete and metal plating are considered part of the manufacturing sector, while beneficiation, which removes impurities from ore to improve its grade, is part of the mining sector, and publishing and printing, which creates and prints books, is part of the information sector.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.313\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGiven the history of continuous progress in agricultural and manufacturing productivity, it was inevitable that most people in modern society would eventually engage in work other than growing food or making goods.\u003cbr\u003e Moreover, the service sector, defined so broadly, includes activities that have remained essentially unchanged over several generations.\u003cbr\u003e Services that have been around for a long time, from babysitting to home repairs to professional sports, are like this.\u003cbr\u003e But at the same time, there are activities in this sector that have undergone changes as profound, or even more profound, than those experienced by manufacturing.\u003cbr\u003e Entirely new jobs have emerged that didn't even exist a generation ago.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.318\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSulfur and nitrogen oxides, spewed from the tall chimneys of power plants and refineries, changed the face of air pollution. These pollutants were carried hundreds of kilometers by the wind, where they transformed into acidic compounds called sulfates and nitrates.\u003cbr\u003e Interestingly, this acidification process has actually become more severe since the 1950s, when electrostatic precipitators were widely installed to remove more than 99% of the fine ash flying from factory smoke.\u003cbr\u003e Originally, this ash contained alkaline components that could neutralize some of the acidic pollutants, but when the ash disappeared, only pure acidic substances remained.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The fundamental reason I wrote this book was to shed light on the beginning and process of human progress.\u003cbr\u003e To achieve this goal, we have used a large amount of statistical data, which may seem excessive to some readers. \u003cbr\u003eI believe that this method is absolutely necessary to properly document the complexities of the 'great transition' we are experiencing.\u003cbr\u003e In other words, I wanted to show the many worrying consequences behind humanity's remarkable progress.\u003cbr\u003e Through this, we aim to convey both the achievements of human development and the complexities hidden within them.\u003cbr\u003e That's why I reject a one-sided perspective when evaluating future change, neither a pessimism that emphasizes only future failures and losses nor a blind optimism that emphasizes only success and progress.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e --- p.433 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e GOODS SPECIFICS \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDate of issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 1, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePage count, weight, size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512 pages | 152*225*35mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9791170223030\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1170223036 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43891433963562,"sku":"164579","price":36.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/2750\/5962\/files\/705b0d836576994b71b5b725f03e883b.jpg?v=1765324549","url":"https:\/\/librairie.coreenne.fr\/en\/products\/164579","provider":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}