Human societies : an introduction to macrosociology / Patrick Nolan, University of South Carolina at Columbia, Gerhard Lenski, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015Edition: Twelfth EditionDescription: xii, 468 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780199382453Subject(s): Macrosociology | Social evolution | Social systems -- History| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | Gratia Christian College Library Book Shelves | Print book | HM490 .N65 2015 (Browse shelf) | Available | 00045009 |
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.