Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Introduction ix
4. PART I: MONKEY CONQUERS THE WORLD
5. 1 We Are the Children of the Climate 3
6. 2 The End of the Elephants 25
7. 3 The Wheat Deal 50
8. 4 Collapse 79
9. PART II: MONKEY DOMINATES NATURE
10. 5 When Gods Guide the Way 95
11. 6 All Empires Will Fall 116
12. 7 After Summer Comes Winter 139
13. 8 Biological Hazards 164
14. 9 Demographic Hazards 186
15. PART III: MONKEY TRANSFORMS THE EARTH
16. 10 The Promises of Quicksilver 207
17. 11 Cold, Cold Earth 226
18. 12 Dying for the Forest 241
19. 13 Unlimited Energy 259
20. 14 The Cold Chill of Catastrophe 285
21. 15 A Time of Excess 308
22. 16 The Blind Flock 332
23. 17 Tomorrow’s World 348
24. Conclusion 379
25. Epilogue to the English Edition: Two and a Half Years after the French Edition . . . 387
26. Appendix A: Glossary 395
27. Appendix B: Chronology 399
28. Notes 407
29. Bibliography 425
30. Index 445