Ponting, Clive

Overview

Works:	75 works in 346 publications in 5 languages and 7,823 library holdings
Genres:	History Biographies
Roles:	Author, Creator
Classifications:	GF75, 304.28

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Clive Ponting

Ethics and administrative responsibility : Australian perspectives on the Ponting case : a case study in public service ethics by John Uhr( )
The right to know : the inside story of the Belgrano Affair by Clive Ponting( Recording )

Most widely held works by Clive Ponting

A green history of the world : the environment and the collapse of great civilizations by Clive Ponting( Book )

49 editions published between 1991 and 2004 in English and held by 1,568 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An examination of human history in terms of the environment explores how nature has affected the growth of human civilization and how human civilization has affected nature, from the earliest hunter-gatherer groups to the present.--

1940 : myth and reality by Clive Ponting( Book )

25 editions published between 1989 and 1993 in English and held by 874 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Examines British government policy during World War II, arguing that widely held beliefs about Britain's role in the events of 1940 are largely myth

A new green history of the world : the environment and the collapse of great civilizations by Clive Ponting( Book )

25 editions published between 2007 and 2015 in English and held by 812 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Clive Ponting's original and provocative history of human civilization, now in a thoroughly revised, expanded, and updated edition. Years ahead of its time, Clive Ponting captivated readers with A Green History of the World, his study of great civilizations and the causes of their fall. Using the Roman empire as its central example, this classic work reveals how overexpansion and the exhaustion of available natural resources have played key roles in the collapse of all great cultures in human history. With an argument of urgent relevance to our modern society, A Green History of the World offers a provocative and illuminating view of human history and its relationship to the environment

The twentieth century : a world history by Clive Ponting( Book )

12 editions published between 1998 and 2014 in English and held by 733 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Eschewing conventional chronological accounts, The Twentieth Century is organized around the major themes of the last hundred years. To help us understand our recent past and probable future, Clive Ponting offers a "world systems" theory. His analysis holds that a few core states have dominated much of the rest of the world, which provides raw materials and cheap labor and remains tied to the core as virtual colonial territory. Between these extremes are Latin America, the Middle East, and eastern Asia, which have a limited shot at self-determination. Economic, social, and political differences between the core and periphery continue to grow. Atlantic predominance, which molded world history for four hundred years, has been challenged by the countries of the Pacific." "The book's central theme revolves around the struggle between progress and barbarism; the hope for our future is that "our conscience will catch up with our reason.""--Jacket

Armageddon : the reality behind the distortions, myths, lies, and illusions of World War II by Clive Ponting( Book )

6 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 535 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In this revisionist assessment of World War II, the author analyzes how and why the war expanded from a limited European battleground to a universal war, how a small number of neutral states escaped the battle, and how the war affected service personnel and civilians everywhere

Zelené dějiny světa : životní prostředí a kolaps velkých civilizací by Clive Ponting( )

3 editions published in 2018 in Czech and held by 467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Crimean War by Clive Ponting( Book )

24 editions published between 2004 and 2011 in English and held by 398 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Clive Ponting explodes many of the romantic myths to do with the war, and recounts the heroism of ordinary men. Eye-witness accounts include war correspondent William Russell of The Times, and Leo Tolstoy who was caught up in the action while visiting his brother

Churchill by Clive Ponting( Book )

12 editions published between 1994 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 287 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Breach of promise : Labour in power, 1964-1970 by Clive Ponting( Book )

13 editions published between 1989 and 1990 in English and held by 249 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This account of one of the most crucial governments in Britain's post-war history is based on inside accounts and previously secret American documents including correspondence between President Johnson and Harold Wilson

Whitehall : tragedy and farce by Clive Ponting( Book )

11 editions published between 1986 and 1987 in English and held by 244 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Secrecy in Britain by Clive Ponting( Book )

7 editions published between 1989 and 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 244 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A study of secrecy in Britain which discusses the passing of the 1911 and 1920 Acts, and famous prosecutions brought under these Acts. The author charts the growth of secrecy institutions in Britain in non-security areas, the developoment of the "secret state" and growing pressure for reform

World history : a new perspective by Clive Ponting( Book )

20 editions published between 2000 and 2011 in English and Turkish and held by 242 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This book starts from the assumption that the human story has to be seen in the round, examining the evolution of humans, their lives as hunters and gatherers and their eventual adoption of agriculture, before looking at the emergence of civilisation across the globe: in Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, the Indus Valley, Mesoamerica and Peru. It also describes the great empires of Islam, of China and of the Mongols. Towards the end of the story Europe slowly comes to dominate the world, against the background of technical innovations and social and economic change. Now, in the twenty-first century, this European dominance is passing away. The book thus provides a global sweep, and produces a different outlook on human history from most conventional accounts. (Adapted from back cover)

The right to know : the inside story of the Belgrano affair by Clive Ponting( Book )

11 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 213 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Thirteen days : the road to the First World War by Clive Ponting( Book )

6 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and held by 162 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ponting examines the 13 days leading up to World War I, beginning with a dramatic recreation of the assassination in Sarajevo, followed by a description of the developments city by city, day by day

Progress and barbarism : the world in the twentieth century by Clive Ponting( Book )

9 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in English and held by 136 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gunpowder by Clive Ponting( Book )

10 editions published between 2005 and 2013 in English and Japanese and held by 126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"This book tells the story of the huge impact of gunpowder on every state and empire in the world. For 400 years the Chinese kept it to themselves, until a Mongol soldier leaked the secret to the Islamic world, where gunpowder played a crucial role in the rise of the great empires of the Ottomans and the Mughals: the spectacular capture of Constantinople in 1453 was accomplished through new siege tactics, while India was conquered with muskets and artillery mounted on 700 carts held together with ox harnesses." "Even more important was the impact of gunpowder on Europe where, driven by the demands of almost constant warfare, new weapons created new states. Equally, gunpowder helped Europeans destroy the Aztec and Inca empires and them go on to dominate the rest of the world." "Its extraordinary history ended during the nineteenth century when even more destructive high explosives took over. Gunpowder is packed with unexpected and interesting facts, and reveals its exciting, devastating and important story with global sweep and storytelling power."--Jacket

Armageddon : the Second World War by Clive Ponting( Book )

8 editions published between 1995 and 2012 in English and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Armageddon avoids conventional chronological accounts in order to concentrate on the deeper forces shaping the origins, course and outcome of the war across the globe. It analyses how and why the war spread from being a limited European conflict to the only global war, why countries were dragged into the fighting and how only a small number of neutral states escaped. It compares the two alliances, how they mobilised their resources and their strategies for victory. It avoids a detailed description of how commanders manoeuvered on the battlefield and concentrates instead on the impact the war had on individual soldiers, sailors and airmen. Equally important is the fate of hundreds of millions of civilians. How did they survive occupation and what did resistance, collaboration and liberation really involve, and what happened at the end of the war?"--Jacket

Whitehall : changing the old guard by Clive Ponting( Book )

2 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 65 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The author looks at antiquated systems of organization at Whitehall and examines ways to reform it. He suggests changing the structure and size of the Civil Service and making Whitehall more accountable to Parliament and the public

Thirteen days : diplomacy and disaster ; the countdown to the Great War by Clive Ponting( Book )

7 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 60 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"This book argues that the First World War only occurred because of the situation in the Balkans. It was the outcome of the two Balkan wars between 1912 and 1913, the changes they precipitated in the strategic balance in the region, together with the struggle for influence between Austria-Hungary and Russia, that led to war ... The majority of the book deals with the 'thirteen days' from the presentation of the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum to Serbia on 23 July to Britain's entry into the war on 4 August. It examines how the situation escalated out of control, the decisions taken by the various governments that helped ensure this outcome and why diplomatic attempts to resolve the crisis failed"--Introduction

Historia verde del mundo by Clive Ponting( Book )

4 editions published in 1992 in Spanish and held by 39 WorldCat member libraries worldwide