The Course of Human History:: Civilization and Social Process

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:	9781317457725
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/04/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	2 MB

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;