Johan Goudsblom, David M Jones, Stephen Mennell

The Course of Human History

Civilization and Social Process

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text explores four major features of human society in their ecological and historical context: the origins of priests and organised religion; the rise of military men in an agrarian society; economic expansion and growth; and "civilising" and "decivilising" trends over time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 150mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9781563247934
• ISBN-10: 1563247933
• Artikelnr.: 21163324

Autorenporträt

Johan Goudsblom, Eric Jones, Stephen Mennell

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction, Stephen Mennell
Chapter 1 Human History and Long-Term Social Processes: Toward a Synthesis of Chronology and Phaseology, Johan Goudsblom
Chapter 2 Ecological Regimes and the Rise of Organized Religion, Johan Goudsblom
Chapter 3 The Formation of Military-Agrarian Regimes, Johan Goudsblom
Chapter 4 Extensive Growth in the Premodern World, Eric Jones
Chapter 5 Recurrent Transitions to Intensive Growth, Eric Jones
Chapter 6 Civilizing and Decivilizing Processes, Stephen Mennell
Chapter 7 Asia and Europe: Comparing Civilizing Processes, Stephen Mennell