The Course of Human History:: Civilization and Social Process / Edition 1

by Johan Goudsblom, David M Jones, Stephen Mennell

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563247934
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/30/1996
Series:	Sources and Studies in World History Series
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.88(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1420L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Johan Goudsblom, Eric Jones, Stephen Mennell

Table of Contents

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;