Most people can name the great leaders and major battles of the past. Few can name the biggest storms, the worst winters and the most severe droughts. Taking us from the beginning of recorded history to the present day, Frankopan demonstrates that concerns about the climate are nothing new. Rather, they follow in a long tradition of humankind’s efforts to make sense of and live within the natural world. By turns revolutionary and revelatory, invigorating and incisive, The Earth Transformed is a landmark work that invites a new and urgent perspective on our shared past.