{"product_id":"evolution-of-power","title":"Evolution of Power","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping new account of the role of power in the evolution of all life on Earth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePower has many dimensions, from individual attributes such as strength and speed to the collective advantages of groups. \u003ci\u003eThe Evolution of Power\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on a breathtaking journey across history and the natural world, revealing how the concept of power unifies a vast range of phenomena in the evolution of life—and how natural selection has placed humanity and the planet itself on a trajectory of ever-increasing power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on evidence from fossils, living organisms, and contemporary society, Geerat Vermeij documents increases in power at all scales, from body size, locomotor performance, and the use of force in competition to efficiency in production and consumption within ecosystems. He shows how power—which he defines as the rate at which organisms acquire and apply energy—is tied to the emergence of cooperation, and how the modern economy, which for the first time has established a monopoly over the biosphere by a single species, is a continuation of evolutionary trends stretching back to the dawn of life. Vermeij persuasively argues that we can find solutions to the many problems arising from this extreme concentration of power by broadening our exclusively human-centered perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA masterful work by one of today’s most innovative and forward-thinking naturalists, \u003ci\u003eThe Evolution of Power\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new understanding of our place in the grand sweep of evolutionary history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56408916623704,"sku":"9780691250427","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780691250427_7a80a908-22cf-471f-af80-39afaa02f511.jpg?v=1780429527","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/evolution-of-power","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}