Human societies
Subtitle: an introduction to macrosociology
By: Patrick Nolan, Gerhard Lenski.
Contributors: Lenski, Gerhard Emmanuel, 1924-
Edition: 10th ed.
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Boulder, CO
Language: eng
Subjects: Macrosociology.; Social evolution.; Social systems -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The human situation; title: Human societies as sociocultural systems; title: The evolution of human societies; title: Types of human societies; title: Hunting and gathering societies; title: Horticultural societies; title: Agrarian societies; title: Some evolutionary bypaths and a brief review; title: The industrial revolution; title: Industrial societies : technologies and economies; title: Industrial societies : ideologies and polities; title: Industrial societies : social stratification; title: Industrial societies : population, the family, and leisure; title: Industrializing societies; title: Major social experiments of twentieth century : testing the limits of the possible; title: Retrospect and prospect.