Nolan, Patrick, 1947-
Human societies : an introduction to macrosociology / Patrick Nolan, University of South Carolina at Columbia, Gerhard Lenski, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. - Twelfth Edition. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2015 - xii, 468 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-458) and index.
Preface -- Theoretical foundations -- The human condition -- Human societies as sociocultural systems -- The evolution of human societies -- Types of human societies -- Preindustrial societies -- Hunting and gathering societies -- Horticultural societies -- Agrarian societies -- Some evolutionary bypaths and a brief review -- Industrial societies and industrializing societies -- The industrial revolution -- Industrial societies : technologies and economies -- Industrial societies : ideologies and polities -- Industrial societies : social stratification -- Industrial societies : population, the family, and leisure -- Industrializing hybrid societies -- Retrospect and prospect -- Glossary -- Appendix -- Notes -- Photo and art credits -- Index.
9780199382453
Macrosociology
Social evolution
Social systems--History
Human societies : an introduction to macrosociology / Patrick Nolan, University of South Carolina at Columbia, Gerhard Lenski, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. - Twelfth Edition. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2015 - xii, 468 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-458) and index.
Preface -- Theoretical foundations -- The human condition -- Human societies as sociocultural systems -- The evolution of human societies -- Types of human societies -- Preindustrial societies -- Hunting and gathering societies -- Horticultural societies -- Agrarian societies -- Some evolutionary bypaths and a brief review -- Industrial societies and industrializing societies -- The industrial revolution -- Industrial societies : technologies and economies -- Industrial societies : ideologies and polities -- Industrial societies : social stratification -- Industrial societies : population, the family, and leisure -- Industrializing hybrid societies -- Retrospect and prospect -- Glossary -- Appendix -- Notes -- Photo and art credits -- Index.
9780199382453
Macrosociology
Social evolution
Social systems--History