The course of human history : economic growth, social process, and civilization /

The course of human history : economic growth, social process, and civilization /

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Author / Creator:Goudsblom, Johan.
Imprint:Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c1996.
Description:viii, 155 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Sources and studies in world history
Subject:
Culture.
Civilization.
Progress.
Social evolution.
Social change.
Economic development.
Civilization.
Culture.
Economic development.
Progress.
Social change.
Social evolution.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4146488
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Other authors / contributors:Jones, E. L. (Eric Lionel)
Mennell, Stephen.
ISBN:1563247933 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1563247941 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-143) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Bringing the Very Long Term Back In
  • 1. Human History and Long-Term Social Processes
  • 2. Ecological Regimes and the Rise of Organised Religion
  • 3. The Formation of Military-Agrarian Regimes
  • 4. Extensive Growth in the Pre-Modern World
  • 5. Recurrent Transitions to Intensive Growth
  • 6. Civilizing and Decivilizing Processes
  • 7. Asia and Europe: Comparing Civilizing Processes
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Biographical Notes

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