Gerhard Lenski

Ecological-evolutionary Theory (eBook, PDF)

Principles and Applications

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

For forty years, in a variety of books and articles, Gerhard Lenski has become the most influential proponent of ecological and evolutionary explanations of human societies, their development and transformations, from the Stone Age to the present. In his newest book, Lenski offers a succinct but comprehensive statement of the full body of his theory followed by demonstration of how it can be used to generate new and valuable insights when applied to a set of highly diverse issues. These include debates concerning the origin of ancient Israel and its distinctive culture, the rise of the West in the modern era, the highly varied trajectories of development of Third World nations in recent decades, and the failure of Marxist efforts to transform society in the Soviet Union and elsewhere. In the concluding chapter, Lenski discusses a number of other issues and areas where ecological-evolutionary theory may be fruitfully applied in the future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317260882
• Artikelnr.: 49366405

Autorenporträt

Gerhard Lenski

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Principles
Chapter 1 Evolutionary Theory: An Introduction
Chapter 2 Problem and Method
Chapter 3 The Biological Foundations of Human Societies
Chapter 4 Determinants of the Characteristics of Individual Societies: The Independent Variables
Chapter 5 Characteristics of Sets of Societies
Chapter 6 Characteristics of the Global System of Societies
Chapter 7 Ecological-Evolutionary Theory and Its Alternatives: A Comparison
Part II Applications
Part 3 Introduction to Part II
Chapter 8 The Origins and Early Development of Ancient Israel
Chapter 9 The Rise of the West
Chapter 10 Trajectories of Development among Societies, Patrick D. Nolan
Chapter 11 An Experiment That Failed
Part III Epilogue
Chapter 12 Retrospect and Prospect