I. Anthropological Foundations

2. Human Evolution, Diffusion, and Culture

3. Foragers

4. Domestication

5. The Diffusion and Early Development of Agriculture

6. The Emergence of Civilization

II. Historical Developments

7. China

8. India

9. A Technological Civilization

10. Globalization

III. Livelihoods Today

11. Resource Production

12. Manufacturing

13. Services

14. Transportation and Communication

IV. Social and Environmental Consequences

15. Romantic Responses

16. Political Reactions

17. Conservation, Resources, and Population

18. Pollution, Biodiversity, and Climate Change

V. Reading Landscapes

19. American Cities

20. Rural America

21. Cities Abroad

22. Countrysides Abroad